Auriol, Emmanuelle and Miquel-Florensa, Josepa (2019) Taxing Fragmented Aid to Improve Aid efficiency. The Review of International Organizations, vol. 14 (n° 3). pp. 1-25.

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Identification Number : 10.1007/s11558-018-9329-0

Abstract

We present a model with two donors-principals that provide funds to a unique recipient-agent. Each donor decides how to allocate his aid funds between a pooled and a donor specific unilateral project. Both principals and the agent value the output produced with the principals' pooled and two unilateral funded projects. However the donors have a bias in favor of their own unilateral project, which leads them to over-invest in these projects. The agent establishes a tax on the unilateral projects, which acts as a protection measure against biased allocation by the principals. The optimal tax imposed by the recipient on unilateral projects varies depending on the total amount of aid provided by the donor and on the productivity of his unilateral project. We present empirical support on the donors' preferences for unilateral projects, and how allocations and fragmentation are affected by recipient's characteristics.

Item Type: Article
Language: English
Date: 19 November 2019
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Aid fragmentation, incentives, multi-principal, Development
JEL Classification: D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
D86 - Economics of Contract - Theory
F35 - Foreign Aid
O19 - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 28 Nov 2018 14:57
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2022 12:36
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:33121
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/26487

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