Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/24880 
Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1484
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are widely expected to provide better targeted aid than state agencies with a hidden agenda of commercial and political self-interest. However, principal-agent models question that NGOs decide autonomously on aid allocation. Indeed, we show empirically that NGO aid offers no panacea: The focus of NGOs on the neediest recipients turns out to be surprisingly weak. NGOs hardly make use of the perceived comparative advantage of working in difficult environments." Rather, they are strongly inclined to follow the herd of other NGOs and mimic the allocation behaviour of state agencies, especially if they depend on public co-financing.
Subjects: 
Nichtregierungsorganisationen
Allokation der Entwicklungshilfe
JEL: 
F35
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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