Addressing the food aid curse

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 104
Issue: 1
Pages: 49-51

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The food aid curse arises because humanitarian aid agencies that are devoted to save lives cannot commit not to intervene in case of man-made famines. We propose a solution to this curse in models of agrarian economies with kleptocratic governments.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:104:y:2009:i:1:p:49-51
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24