TY  - JOUR
AU  - Nunn,Nathan
AU  - Qian,Nancy
TI  - The Determinants of Food Aid Provisions to Africa and the Developing World
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 16610
PY  - 2010
Y2  - December 2010
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w16610
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w16610.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Nathan Nunn
Department of Economics
Harvard University
1805 Cambridge St
Cambridge, MA 02138
Tel: 617/496-4958
Fax: 617/495-8570
E-Mail: nnunn@fas.harvard.edu

Nancy Qian
Department of Economics
Yale University
27 Hillhouse Avenue
New Haven, CT 06520-8269
E-Mail: nancy.qian@yale.edu
M3  - presented at "African Development Successes Conference", July 18-20, 2010
AB  - We examine the supply-side and demand-side determinants of global bilateral food aid shipments between 1971 and 2008. First, we find that domestic food production in developing countries is negatively correlated with subsequent food aid receipts, suggesting that food aid receipt is partly driven by local food shortages.  Interestingly, food aid from some of the largest donors is the least responsive to production shocks in recipient countries.  Second, we show that U.S. food aid is partly driven by domestic production surpluses, whereas former colonial ties are an important determinant for European countries. Third, amongst recipients, former colonial ties are especially important for African countries.  Finally, aid flows to countries with former colonial ties are less responsive to recipient production, especially for African countries.
ER  -