@techreport{Dreher2007NGOs,
abstract = {This paper analyzes whether and to what extent non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
outperform official donors by allocating aid in a way that renders effective poverty alleviation
more likely. We employ Probit and Tobit models and make use of an exceptionally detailed
database that allows an assessment of the allocation of Swedish NGO aid in comparison to the
allocation of Swedish official aid. Our results show that NGOs are more selective when
deciding about which countries to enter at all. Moreover, in contrast to NGO aid, there is
some evidence that political and commercial motives matter for the selection of ODA
recipients. However, the Swedish case also supports the skeptical view according to which
NGOs are unlikely to outperform official donors by providing better targeted aid when it
comes to the allocation across recipients having passed the eligibility test.},
address = {Z\"{u}rich},
author = {Axel Dreher and Florian M\"{o}lders and Peter Nunnenkamp},
copyright = {http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen},
doi = {10.3929/ethz-a-005503059},
keywords = {F35; O11; O19; 330; Entwicklungshilfe; Schwedisch; Entwicklungsorganisation; Private Entwicklungshilfe; Armutspolitik; Wirtschaftspolitische Wirkungsanalyse; Vergleich; Schweden; Entwicklungsl\"{a}nder},
language = {eng},
number = {180},
publisher = {KOF},
title = {Are NGOs the better donors? A case study of aid allocation for Sweden},
type = {KOF working papers // Konjunkturforschungsstelle, Eidgen\"{o}ssische Technische Hochschule Z\"{u}rich},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10419/28862},
year = {2007}
}
