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Migration and Foreign Aid

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  • Bermeo, Sarah Blodgett
  • Leblang, David

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When it comes to linkages between migration and the global allocation of foreign development assistance, the size of the immigrant population from a recipient country residing in a donor country is an important determinant of dyadic aid commitments. Two complementary hypotheses probe this relationship. First, donors use foreign aid to achieve their broader immigration goals, targeting migrant-sending areas to increase development and decrease the demand for entry into the donor country. Second, migrants already residing in the donor country mobilize to lobby for additional aid for their homeland. Empirical tests on a large sample of country pairs made up of twenty-two donors and more than 150 recipients over the period 1993 to 2008 show robust support for these hypotheses.

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  • Bermeo, Sarah Blodgett & Leblang, David, 2015. "Migration and Foreign Aid," International Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 69(3), pages 627-657, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:intorg:v:69:y:2015:i:03:p:627-657_00
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