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CSU 13/2011: THE DETERMINANTS OF FOOD AID PROVISIONS TO AFRICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD

Friday, 7th of January 2011

CSU 13/2011: THE DETERMINANTS OF FOOD AID PROVISIONS TO AFRICA AND THE DEVELOPING WORLD

 Does food aid to Africa correspond to food need? Partially. Here,from the National Bureau of Economic Research, is a statistical analysis of the drivers of food aid to Africa over four decades.

 Good reading.

 BD 

 The Determinants of Food Aid Provisions to Africa and the Developing World

 by Nathan Nunn, Nancy Qian 

 

Abstract:

 We examine the supply-side and demand-side determinants of global bilateral food aid shipments between 1971 and 2008.  First, we find that domestic food production in developing countries is negatively correlated with subsequent food aid receipts, suggesting that food aid receipt is partly driven by local food shortages.  Interestingly, food aid from some of the largest donors is the least responsive to

production shocks in recipient countries.  Second, we show that U.S. food aid is partly driven by domestic production surpluses, whereas former colonial ties are an important determinant for European countries.  Third, amongst recipients, former colonial ties are especially important for African countries.  Finally, aid flows to

countries with former colonial ties are less responsive to recipient production, especially for African countries.

 

http://papers.nber.org/papers/W16610

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