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    <title>Linking KfW-financed aid projects and FDI: Global evidence at the sub-national level</title>
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    <description>Title: Linking KfW-financed aid projects and FDI: Global evidence at the sub-national level
Authors: Wedemeyer, Laura; Kaplan, Lennart; Kluve, Jochen; Reiners, Lennart
Abstract: This study analyzes the empirical link between German bilateral development finance and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at the sub-national (ADM2) level. We construct a unique dataset by merging geo-referenced development aid projects - implemented by KfW Development Bank - over more than two decades with FDI project data. The analysis investigates four research hypotheses, and finds that: (i) development finance activity is positively and significantly associated with FDI inflows; (ii) the positive link is similarly pronounced in both hard and soft sectors; as well as (iii) irrespective of recipient countries' income level; and (iv) the positive aid-FDI association appears to be driven by projects with stronger implementation, as measured by higher ex-post evaluation ratings. For these higher-rated projects, KfW aid is significantly more likely to be associated with FDI from Germany and the EU. Our findings suggest that FDI may be an important channel through which development aid simultaneously benefits both recipient - by providing capital and technology - and donor countries, by signaling investment opportunities for its enterprises.</description>
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    <title>The (other) China shock and the Brazilian soy boom: Cui bono?</title>
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    <description>Title: The (other) China shock and the Brazilian soy boom: Cui bono?
Authors: Siewers, Samuel
Abstract: Building upon the argument that factor endowments influence distributional outcomes, this paper examines the consequences of the China shock to global food markets for economic inequality in Brazilian municipalities from 1985 to 2020. I propose a new identification strategy that exploits plausibly exogenous variation in demand for soybeans based on fluctuations in the size of the pig stock in China and show that the proceeds of this China-driven agricultural bonanza have been rather unequally distributed. The soy boom has fueled land consolidation and economic inequality, especially in places dominated by large-scale mechanized agriculture. Income gains have been mostly limited to the top deciles of the distribution, while the poorest segments of the population have become worse off. Additionally, there is evidence that the more unequal a municipality, the more deforestation and rural conflict increase as soy expands.</description>
    <dc:date>2025-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Trade and soft power: Evidence from the China shock in Africa</title>
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    <description>Title: Trade and soft power: Evidence from the China shock in Africa
Authors: Schulte, Erik V.; Kaplan, Lennart
Abstract: Global powers increasingly use trade as a tool of geopolitical influence. But can trade also foster soft power? We provide novel evidence on this relationship by combining geo-referenced survey data from 22 African countries sourced from the Gallup World Poll with Chinese import data. Exploiting plausibly exogenous variation in manufacturing imports induced by the "China shock," we find that trade does not affect African citizens' attitudes towards China in the aggregate. However, the China shock is associated with higher perceived incomes and contributes to more favorable views of China in African countries with low technological intensity. Most notably, among citizens in democratic regimes, increased trade exposure is associated with more favorable perceptions of China, suggesting that political context mediates the effectiveness of trade-based soft power.</description>
    <dc:date>2025-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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    <title>Does anti-discrimination legislation matter in low-income countries? The impact of disability legislation on the educational attainment of children with disability</title>
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    <description>Title: Does anti-discrimination legislation matter in low-income countries? The impact of disability legislation on the educational attainment of children with disability
Authors: Odhiambo, Frank; Günther, Isabel; Harttgen, Kenneth
Abstract: In many parts of the world, children with disabilities continue to face exclusion from education. This educational disparity is particularly pronounced in African countries, where disability legislation is often absent. In our sample, disability emerges as the strongest predictor of low educational attainment among children-more influential than severe poverty or low parental education. Despite increasing international attention to inclusive education, evidence on the impact of anti-discrimination legislation remains limited, and particularly for low-income settings. Existing literature has primarily focused on labor market outcomes in high-income countries, where the effects on employment have been mixed at best. Using individual-level data from ten African countries, we apply various difference-in-differences approaches to assess the impact of disability legislation on educational attainment. Our analysis shows that such legislation significantly increases school enrollment, attendance rates, and years of schooling. In most countries, anti-discrimination laws close at least half of the 30% disability gap in education observed in contexts lacking such protections. Furthermore, we find no adverse spillover effects on the schooling of younger, non-disabled siblings in countries that enacted the legislation. These findings highlight the transformative potential of legal protections in advancing educational equity for children with disabilities.</description>
    <dc:date>2025-01-01T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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