TY - JOUR

T1 - Government spending

T2 - Is development assistance harmonised with other budgets?

AU - Abbott, Andrew James

AU - Jones, Philip

PY - 2012/11/1

Y1 - 2012/11/1

N2 - This paper explores the way governments rely on budgets. Budgets are classified with reference to functions (e.g. defence, education, etc.), but expenditure from one budget (e.g. the overseas budget) can prove as effective as expenditure from another budget (e.g. the environment budget) when pursuing a specific policy goal. Are donor countries internalising spillovers by harmonising overseas aid spending with other budgetary expenditures? An empirical analysis of OECD countries (between 1990 and 2005) suggests that they rely systematically on a preferred portfolio of budgets.

AB - This paper explores the way governments rely on budgets. Budgets are classified with reference to functions (e.g. defence, education, etc.), but expenditure from one budget (e.g. the overseas budget) can prove as effective as expenditure from another budget (e.g. the environment budget) when pursuing a specific policy goal. Are donor countries internalising spillovers by harmonising overseas aid spending with other budgetary expenditures? An empirical analysis of OECD countries (between 1990 and 2005) suggests that they rely systematically on a preferred portfolio of budgets.

KW - Budget

KW - Defence

KW - Education

KW - Health

KW - Environment

U2 - 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2012.05.017

DO - 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2012.05.017

M3 - Journal article

VL - 34

SP - 921

EP - 931

JO - Journal of Policy Modeling

JF - Journal of Policy Modeling

SN - 0161-8938

IS - 6

ER -