摘要：Using panel data for 143 countries over the period 1973-2002, this paper empirically analyzes
the influence of US aid on voting patterns in the UN General Assembly. We use
disaggregated aid data to account for the fact that various forms of aid may differ in their
ability to induce political support by recipients. We obtain strong evidence that US aid buys
voting compliance in the Assembly. More specifically, our results suggest that general budget
support and untied grants are the major aid categories by which recipients have been induced
to vote in line with the United States. When replicating the analysis for other G7 donors, no
comparable patterns emerge.
