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http://dx.doi.org/10.7545/ajip.2015.4.1.001

Effect of ODA on the Donor's Economy: Localization and Technological Innovation Efforts of Recipient Country and the Sectoral Differentials of Effects  

Kim, Junmo (Graduate School of Management of Technology, Sogang University)
Kwon, Hyuk-Dong (Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Kwon, Youngkwan (Graduate School of Management of Technology, Sogang University)
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Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy / v.4, no.1, 2015 , pp. 1-18 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most research on Official Development Assistance (ODA) targeted the recipients, but this study examines the effect of ODA on the donor's exports to the recipient. To do this, a panel analysis was carried out with ODA and macroeconomic data on the United States and 33 other countries from 1999 to 2009. The results are summarized as follows: (1) The economic influence on the donor varies with the recipient's localization effort. (2) High-tech exports to the recipient are independent of ODA. (3) In medium-to-low-technology areas, ODA has a positive effect on exports to the recipient with low absorption efforts. (4) Both High-tech and LM-tech product exports decreases with the technological innovation efforts of recipients with high absorption efforts, while High-tech product exports only increases with that of recipients with low absorption efforts. These results indicate that a strategic approach for ODA program is more effective and useful to the donor's economy.
Keywords
Donor; official development assistance; economic growth; localization effort; national innovation system;
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