Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/8748
Title: The impacts of biased resource allocation on the effectiveness of official development assistance
Authors: Li, Sung Ko 
Dr. TSANG Chun Kei, Thomas 
Issue Date: 2020
Source: Singapore Economic Review, 2020. Vol. 65(1), pp. 239-256.
Journal: The Singapore Economic Review 
Abstract: Many developing countries are receiving official development assistance (ODA). Whether ODA is beneficial or harmful to the receiving country is controversial in the literature. This paper analyzes this issue from a new angle by adopting the framework of competitiveness which allows us to link resource allocation with economic growth. Under this framework, we point out that the mechanism of resource allocation influences the effectiveness of ODA on economic growth. By applying data envelopment analysis (DEA) to competitiveness, we capture the effects of inefficient and biased allocation of resources on ODA. The data confirm the co-existence of positive and negative impacts of ODA. Finally, we conclude that current ODA is not efficient in helping most of the receiving countries.
Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Article
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/8748
ISSN: 02175908
1793-6837
DOI: 10.1142/S0217590818500285
Appears in Collections:Economics and Finance - Publication

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