Heinrich, T, Kobayashi, Y orcid.org/0000-0003-3908-1074 and Bryant, KA (2016) Public Opinion and Foreign Aid Cuts in Economic Crises. World Development, 77. pp. 66-79. ISSN 0305-750X
Abstract
Economic crises generally lead to reductions in foreign aid. However, the widely held view that budgetary constraints caused by economic crises reduce aid is inaccurate because donor government outlays actually tend to increase. We develop an argument that aid cuts occur because voters place a lower priority on aid during economic downturns and politicians respond by cutting aid. Using data from Eurobarometer, we demonstrate that economic downturns lead to reduced public support for helping the poor abroad. These findings are robust across a large number of alternative specifications. Our findings have implications for how advocates may prevent aid reductions during economic recessions.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in World Development. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | foreign aid; economic crises; public opinion; EU |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 21 May 2018 15:09 |
Last Modified: | 22 May 2018 08:49 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.08.005 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:126202 |