Does German Development Aid boost German Exports and German Employment? A Sectoral Level Analysis
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Does German Development Aid boost German Exports and German Employment? A Sectoral Level Analysis
Martínez-Zarzoso, I. ; Nowak-Lehmann, F. ; Klasen, S. & Johannsen, F. (2016)
Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, 236(1) pp. 71-94. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jbnst-2015-1003
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- Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada ; Nowak-Lehmann, Felicitas ; Klasen, Stephan ; Johannsen, Florian
- Abstract
- This paper uses an augmented gravity model of trade to investigate the link between German development aid and sectoral exports from Germany to aid recipient countries with data from 1978–2011. The findings indicate that in the long run each dollar of German aid is associated with an average increase of US$ 0.83 US of German goods exports. The sectors that benefit the most in terms of exports and employment are machinery, electrical equipment and transport equipment. According to our estimates using input-output analysis and a partial equilibrium framework, the aid-induced gains in sectoral exports are associated with the gross employment of approximately 216,000 people.
- Issue Date
- 2016
- Journal
- Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik
- ISSN
- 0021-4027
- eISSN
- 2366-049X
- Language
- English