How do host communities evaluate the fairness of how economic assistance is distributed
between themselves and refugees in low-and middle-income countries? I argue that in …

A plethora of work has been done on the effectiveness of foreign aid. However, virtually
none of the previous cross-country macro studies have investigated the impact of aid on …

Not all aid is welcome. Aid targeted at minorities or other marginalized groups in recipient
countries is a common donor priority. However, minority aid is unpopular in recipient …

We investigate the role that food security plays in a family's decision to arrange early
marriages for their daughters. Specifically, we study Indonesia's Raskin program, the world's …

One of the most challenging steps toward building a peaceful and just society after violence
is the mending of broken relationships and establishing new ones between people …

This dissertation asks and answers two questions: first, does foreign aid have distributional
effects in recipient countries? And, if so, how do these distributional effects undermine …

Not all aid is welcome. Aid targeted at minorities or other marginalized groups in recipient
countries is a common donor priority. However, minority aid is unpopular in recipient …

How does the commitment problem of aid affect recipient countries' domestic politics? This
paper identifies correlations between recipient country regime types and levels of aid …