Aid to the Services Sector : Does It Affect Manufacturing Exports?

Ferro, Esteban ; Portugal-Perez, Alberto ; Wilson, John S.

关键词: AGRICULTURE;    AID;    AID ALLOCATION;    AID FLOWS;    BANKING SERVICES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-5728
RP-ID  :  WPS5728

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper evaluates the impact offoreign aid to five service sectors (transportation,information and communications technologies, energy,banking/financial services, and business services) onexports of downstream manufacturing sectors in developingcountries. To address the reverse causality between aid andexports, the analysis relies on an original identificationstrategy that exploits (i) the variation of aid flows toservice sectors, and (ii) the variation ofservice-intensities across industrial sectors and countriesusing input-output data. The authors find a positive effectof aid to services, in general, on downstream manufacturingexports of developing countries across regions andincome-level groups.