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Estimating the Evolving Trade Effect of Foreign Aid in the Context of Aid Competition: Evidence From European Countries

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  • Hongyi Xu
  • Zesheng Sun
  • Hao Chen

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This paper explores the evolving trade effect of foreign aid using data from European countries from 1962 to 2020 in the context of multidonor competition. Our varying‐coefficient panel shows a significant country‐ and time‐heterogeneous trade effect of European donors' aid; however, aid competition can produce a mix of trade promotion and inhibitory effects. Estimations of aid's evolving trade effect reveal that donors' aid scale and (export) industrial concentration have a positive effect on promoting the trade–aid relationship with aid scale showing a reverse U‐shaped effect; the share of Aid for Trade (AfT) exerts a negative effect, and the donor's trade deficit demonstrates a positive impact on aid–trade effect.

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  • Hongyi Xu & Zesheng Sun & Hao Chen, 2025. "Estimating the Evolving Trade Effect of Foreign Aid in the Context of Aid Competition: Evidence From European Countries," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 37(2), pages 584-606, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:37:y:2025:i:2:p:584-606
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.3976
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