eprintid: 25686
rev_number: 15
eprint_status: archive
userid: 3114
dir: disk0/00/02/56/86
datestamp: 2018-11-28 15:11:23
lastmod: 2019-01-30 12:00:41
status_changed: 2018-11-28 15:11:23
type: workingPaper
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Gehring, Kai S.
creators_name: Wong, Melvin H.L.
creators_name: Kaplan, Lennart C.
title: Aid and conflict at the subnational level - Evidence from World Bank and Chinese development projects in Africa
subjects: ddc-330
divisions: i-181000
abstract: Using geo-referenced data on development projects by the World Bank and China, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the effect of aid on conflict using fixed effects and instrumental variables strategies. The results show that aid projects seem to reduce rather than fuel conflict, on average. Our analysis suggests that this is driven by projects in the transport and financial sectors, and through less lethal violence by governments against civilians. There are no clear differences based on ethnic fractionalization and government affiliation of a region, but some indications of spill-overs to other regions. We also find no increased likelihood of demonstrations, strikes or riots, but a higher likelihood of non-lethal government repression in areas where China is active.
date: 2018-11-27
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00025686
ppn_swb: 1653765879
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-256867
language: eng
bibsort: GEHRINGKAIAIDANDCONF20181127
full_text_status: public
series: Discussion Paper Series, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics
volume: 0657
place_of_pub: Heidelberg
citation:   Gehring, Kai S. ; Wong, Melvin H.L. ; Kaplan, Lennart C.  (2018) Aid and conflict at the subnational level - Evidence from World Bank and Chinese development projects in Africa.  [Working paper]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/25686/3/Gehring_Wong_Kaplan_2018_dp657.pdf