Aid From the World BankCaroline Williams

Research QuestionWhat is the effect of a

country’s involvement in international organizations (IOs) on the aid it receives from the World Bank?

Hypothesis

More IOs = More Aid

World Bank Aid vs. Involvement in IOs

World Bank Aid

Involvement in IOs

ArgumentBarnett and Abbott- IOs facilitate

agreementsWilliams- World Bank looks at

credible commitment statusWorld Bank- says IOs are

something they look at (how much?)

Baseline Specification 1UN Security Council Preference

World Bank shown to be focusing aid

Main World Bank Powers have control

Baseline Specification 2IOs democratization

willingness to reformIOs help regulate economic

activityMost similar to my hypothesis

Methodology

World Bank Aid Data+

Involvement in IOs

Results: Control Variables

foreign reservestemporary member on the UNSC

Security Councilpopulation IMF loanGDP per capita

Results 1st: no control all positive correlation

2nd: all control economic IOs significant

3rd: all significant control economic IOs significant

Conclusions and ImplicationsDid not get expected results

(Baseline Specification 1)Only economic IOs significant

All countriesDaniela Donno- conditional

Future WorkSpecific RegionsSpecific International

OrganizationsQualitative Data Case Studies

Take Aways My hypothesis: More IOs= More Aid Results: Positive Correlation without the

control variables But only economic IOs show overall

significance to be Future work could make the project

more specific

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