Aid fragmentation and volatility in the Pacific

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ID13012367
AuthorsTerry Wood (0000-0002-2388-6890, Australian National University, corresponding author), Imogen Nicholls (Australian National University)
Year2021
Volume8
Issue1
Pages114-128
Publication date2021-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsia & the Pacific Policy Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2050-2680 • E-ISSN: 2050-2680
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/app5.321
PMID34249360
OpenAlexW3158412498
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

In this article we comprehensively document aid volatility (short-term changes in aid flows) and aid fragmentation in the Pacific. We study two types of fragmentation: fragmentation across countries and fragmentation across projects. Our research draws on a new dataset compiled by the Lowy Institute. The dataset includes aid flows to the Pacific from non-traditional donors such as China. This allows us to undertake the first-ever study of Pacific aid volatility and fragmentation factoring in non-traditional donors. We contrast the Pacific with other regions, finding that while fragmentation across donors is less in the Pacific, project fragmentation is worse, as is aid volatility. We find fragmentation across donors is increasing in the Pacific. We find a similar trend for fragmentation across projects. We find no evidence that non-traditional donors such as China are driving these trends. However, we find some evidence that non-traditional donors give more volatile aid

Asia pacific · China · Econometrics · Economics · Fragmentation (computing · International trade · Political science · Volatility (finance · Computer Science · International Development and Aid · Law · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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