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Area of Science:

  • Development Economics
  • International Aid Effectiveness
  • Pacific Studies

Background:

  • The Pacific region is highly dependent on foreign aid.
  • Existing data indicate lower average effectiveness of aid projects in the Pacific compared to other developing regions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the primary reasons behind the reduced effectiveness of aid projects in the Pacific.
  • To identify key explanatory variables contributing to lower aid project success rates.

Main Methods:

  • Employed three distinct causal mediation analysis techniques.
  • Utilized a multi-donor dataset of individual aid projects for effectiveness data.
  • Incorporated data from various international datasets for explanatory country-level variables.

Main Results:

  • Causal mediation analyses consistently identified country isolation and small population size as major impediments to aid project effectiveness.
  • These findings remained robust even after controlling for project-specific characteristics and key country-level variables.

Conclusions:

  • Aid project effectiveness in the Pacific is significantly constrained by inherent geographical and demographic factors (remoteness, small populations).
  • Enhancing project effectiveness requires aid donors to tailor practices to the unique Pacific context.
  • A systematic approach to donor learning is crucial for adapting to regional challenges.