从租金到成效：中国的反腐改革与对非援助的有效性
From rents to results: China’s anti-corruption reforms and the effectiveness of aid to Africa
Journal of Development Economics · 2026 · [{"name": "Yiran Du", "affiliation": ["Economic Policy Institute"]}, {"name": "Feng Kai", "affiliation": ["Economic Policy Institute"]}, {"name": "Gang Xu", "affiliation": ["Economic Policy Institute"]}]
中文摘要
捐助国的治理实践对于塑造援助有效性至关重要。本文考察了中国反腐败运动对其援助有效性的影响。利用地理编码的中国援助数据，并借助反腐败巡视在各援助机构之间交错开展的时间安排，我们发现反腐败运动显著改善了中国援助在非洲的次国家层面发展效应。对潜在机制的分析表明，这一改善不仅源于援助被重新配置到治理更好的地区，还源于项目实施过程中监督、效率和信息披露的增强。最后，我们表明中国的反腐败运动还缓解了援助诱发的非洲空间不平等。本研究为理解捐助国国内治理改革如何产生跨国溢出效应、从而实质性提升受援国援助有效性提供了新的见解。
Abstract
The governance practices of donor countries are essential to shaping aid effectiveness. This paper investigates the impact of China’s anti-corruption campaign on its aid effectiveness. Leveraging geocoded Chinese aid data and the staggered timing of anti-corruption inspections across aid agencies, we find that the anti-corruption campaign significantly improves the subnational developmental effects of Chinese aid in Africa. Our analysis of the underlying mechanisms suggests that this improvement results not solely from aid being redirected toward better-governed regions, but also from enhanced oversight, efficiency, and information disclosure in project implementation. Finally, we show that China’s anti-corruption campaign also alleviates aid-induced spatial inequality in Africa. This study offers novel insights into how domestic donor governance reforms can generate transnational spillover effects that substantially enhance aid effectiveness in recipient countries.