Food Aid and Malnutrition in Developing Countries: Evidence from Global Food Aid Allocation
研究了1993-2007年间全球粮食援助中能量、铁、维生素A和锌的分配，发现紧急粮食援助流向更贫困国家但受惯性和媒体偏见影响，美国项目援助偏向政治稳定和农村地区，而非美国项目援助关注高营养需求人群。
Abstract This study investigates the allocation of dietary energy, iron, vitamin A and zinc within global food aid. The response of US and non-US donors to nutritional needs and donor interests is estimated with a dynamic correlated random effects Tobit model. Aid flows of the period 1993–2007 are analysed. The empirical results show that nutrient shipments in emergency food aid have been allocated towards poorer countries, but also face inertia and media bias. Project food aid from the US is found to be targeted towards politically stable and rural regions, while non-US project aid focuses on populations with high nutritional requirements.