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Biases in the allocation of Canadian official development assistance

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  • B. Mak Arvin
  • Torben Drewes

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A strong inverse relationship between per capita assistance and population of aid-receiving countries is found in an examination of Canadian bilateral foreign aid to 33 countries over the period 1982-92. However, the middle-income bias present in aid allocation of some other countries is not found in the case of Canada. Instead, there is a bias associated with the recipient's membership to the Commonwealth.

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  • B. Mak Arvin & Torben Drewes, 1998. "Biases in the allocation of Canadian official development assistance," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(12), pages 773-775.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:5:y:1998:i:12:p:773-775
    DOI: 10.1080/135048598354005
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