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Aid and Democracy Redux

Dr. Christopher Kilby's focus is on the political economy of foreign aid, a topic at the intersection of economics and political science. His work includes statistical analysis that examines the influence of the U.S. and other major donors on the behavior of international financial institutions—such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank—as well as the domestic politics of U.S. bilateral aid and the impact of aid on developing countries.

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Dr. Christopher Kilby's lecture is titled "Aid and Democracy Redux: Reassessing the Impact of Foreign Aid on Democracy."
Does foreign aid promote democracy? One of the stated goals of donors like the United States is to promote democratic reform in developing countries, but the most widely cited paper finds that aid has no impact. With use of improved methods and more data, we find a positive effect over the course of several decades. In terms of the year-to-year impact, the data shows that incentives matter: in cases where donors can credibly commit to making aid contingent on democratic reforms, those reforms happen. Dr. Kilby explores these ideas further.

Aid and Democracy Redux: Reassessing the Impact of Foreign Aid on Democracy

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