The effect of international development association's (IDA) aid on conflict. A fuzzy regression discontinuity approach

Chinese Aid in Africa: Attitudes and Conflict

“…Aid may influence citizens' attitudes indirectly. For instance, the downstream consequences of aid, including a rise in inequality, political instability or corruption may direct citizens' attention towards a different set of political issues and favor some political agendas over others (Neanidis and Varvarigos, 2009;Dang et al, 2013;Young and Sheehan, 2014;Dutta and Williamson, 2016;Nunn and Qian, 2014;Adam and Tsarsitalidou, 2022;Kalyvitis and Vlachaki, 2012;Dreher et al, 2019;Isaksson and Kotsadam, 2018). In this section, we look at the effect of exposure to Chinese aid on respondents' views on the most important problem facing the country.…”

“…However, the empirical evidence on the growth-promoting effects of aid are -at best -weak. In many cases, aid has been shown to deteriorate economic performance, political stability and institutional quality (Neanidis and Varvarigos, 2009;Dang et al, 2013;Young and Sheehan, 2014;Dutta and Williamson, 2016;Nunn and Qian, 2014;Adam and Tsarsitalidou, 2022;Kalyvitis and Vlachaki, 2012). Moreover, aid resources may be directed towards or captured by economic and political elites (Dreher et al, 2019;Isaksson and Kotsadam, 2018).…”