Axel Dreher
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View article: MHiAP to strengthen mental health promotion strategies and actions across sectors
MHiAP to strengthen mental health promotion strategies and actions across sectors Open
Background The JA PreventNCD project aims to address the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including mental health. Part of the work focuses on Mental Health in All Policies (MHiAP) and the development of effective implementation…
View article: Connective financing: Chinese infrastructure projects and the diffusion of economic activity in developing countries
Connective financing: Chinese infrastructure projects and the diffusion of economic activity in developing countries Open
This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial distribution of economic activity within subnational regions across a large number of developing countries. To do so, we introduce a new global dataset of geol…
View article: The Political Leaders’ Affiliation Database (PLAD)
The Political Leaders’ Affiliation Database (PLAD) Open
The Political Leaders’ Affiliation Database (PLAD) contains information on the birthplaces and ethnicities of the effective leaders of 177 countries around the world in the 1989-2023 period. The dataset is at the political leader level and…
View article: Chinese aid and health at the country and local level
Chinese aid and health at the country and local level Open
Funder: \n http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659\n Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
View article: Replication Data for: "Bilateral or Multilateral? International Financial Flows and the Dirty-Work Hypothesis"
Replication Data for: "Bilateral or Multilateral? International Financial Flows and the Dirty-Work Hypothesis" Open
Replication Data for: "Bilateral or Multilateral? International Financial Flows and the Dirty-Work Hypothesis"
View article: Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset
Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset Open
This article introduces a new dataset of official financing from China to 138 developing countries between 2000 and 2014. It investigates whether Chinese development finance affects economic growth in recipient countries. The results demon…
View article: The effect of migration on terror: Made at home or imported from abroad?
The effect of migration on terror: Made at home or imported from abroad? Open
We analyze how a country's immigrant population—defined as the stock of people born abroad—affects the probability of a terrorist attack in the host country. Using data for 20 OECD host countries and 183 countries of origin over the 1980–2…
View article: Aid and growth: New evidence using an excludable instrument
Aid and growth: New evidence using an excludable instrument Open
We use an excludable instrument to test the effect of bilateral foreign aid on economic growth in a sample of 97 recipient countries over the 1974–2013 period. Our instrument interacts donor government fractionalization with a recipient co…
View article: Immigration, Political Ideologies and the Polarization of American Politics
Immigration, Political Ideologies and the Polarization of American Politics Open
We study the extent to which migrant inflows to the United States affect the political polarization of campaign donors and the ideology of politicians campaigning for the House of Representatives in the 1992-2016 period. Implementing vario…
View article: Data and Code for Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset
Data and Code for Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset Open
Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset, Dreher, Axel, Andreas Fuchs, Bradley C. Parks, Austin Strange, and Michael J. Tierney, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.AEA Data and Code Repository …
View article: Home bias in humanitarian aid: The role of regional favoritism in the allocation of international disaster relief
Home bias in humanitarian aid: The role of regional favoritism in the allocation of international disaster relief Open
Natural disasters represent a major challenge for human welfare across the globe. Given the prominent role of international humanitarian aid in alleviating human suffering, the investigation of its determinants is of paramount importance. …
View article: Buying votes and international organizations: the dirty work-hypothesis
Buying votes and international organizations: the dirty work-hypothesis Open
We show how major shareholders can exploit their power over international organizations to hide their foreign-policy interventions from domestic audiences. We argue that major powers exert influence bilaterally when domestic audiences view…
View article: Geopolitics, Aid, and Growth: The Impact of UN Security Council Membership on the Effectiveness of Aid
Geopolitics, Aid, and Growth: The Impact of UN Security Council Membership on the Effectiveness of Aid Open
We investigate the effects of short-term political motivations on the effectiveness of foreign aid. Specifically, we test whether the effect of aid on economic growth is reduced by the share of years a country served on the United Nations …
View article: Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa
Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa Open
Chinese “aid” is a lightning rod for criticism. Policy-makers, journalists, and public intellectuals claim that Beijing uses its largesse to cement alliances with political leaders, secure access to natural resources, and create exclusive …