...Faisal Z. Ahmed The United States is the world’s largest bilateral foreign aid donor. For many developing countries, this aid constitutes a nontrivial share of state revenue with the capacity to shape a recipient’s governance. Whether such assistance has a causal effect on political liberalization...

...Benjamin E. Goldsmith; Yusaku Horiuchi; Terence Wood Does foreign aid extended by one country improve that country’s image among populations of recipient countries? Using a multinational survey, we show that a United States aid program targeted to address HIV and AIDS substantially improves...