期刊名称：Discussion Papers / Ibero America Institute for Economic Research (IAI)
出版年度：2009
卷号：2009
出版社：Ibero America Institute for Economic Research
摘要：NGO aid is still widely believed to be superior to official aid (ODA). However,
the incentives of NGOs to excel and target aid to the poor and deserving are
increasingly disputed. We contribute to the emerging literature on the
allocation of NGO aid by performing panel Tobit estimations for Swiss NGOs. The
analysis offers new insights in two major regards: First, we cover the
allocation of both self-financed and officially co-financed aid for a large
panel of NGOs and recipient countries. Second, by classifying each NGO according
to its financing structure, we address the unresolved question of whether
financial dependence on the government impairs the targeting of NGO aid. It
turns out that NGOs mimic the state as well as NGO peers. Officially refinanced
NGOs are more inclined to imitate the allocation of ODA. However, the degree of
financial dependence does not affect the poverty orientation of NGO aid and the
incentives of NGOs to engage in easier environments. The allocation of
self-financed aid differs in several respects from the allocation of officially
co-financed aid, including the role of financial dependence for imitating the
state and herding among NGOs
关键词：NGO aid; aid allocation; official co-financing; financial dependence
