The Impact of Ngo-Provided Aid on Government Capacity: Evidence from Uganda

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Deserranno, Erika; Nansamba, Aisha; Qian, Nancy
• 署名单位: Bocconi University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1542-4766
• DOI: 10.1093/jeea/jvae029
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: 361-395
• 关键词: health-workers; community; promoters; mortality; policies; sector

摘要

This paper investigates whether NGO-provided basic healthcare crowds out or crowds in similar services provided by the government in rural Uganda. We find that NGO entry reduces the number of government workers, which leads to a reduction in government-provided health services. The results are driven by the NGO often hiring the government worker in places where skilled labor is scarce. In places where skilled labor is relatively abundant, the NGO hires a second person and complements government healthcare.Thus, the effects of NGO entry on government capacity are nuanced.