Development economists have long noted the negative impact that humanitarian aid can have on the countries that it’s supposed to help. There is a wealth of scholarship, for example, that explores how armed factions in strife-prone countries can manipulate the provision of aid to their own advantage. But most of the available evidence on that topic has been anecdotal. In a recently published study, however, researchers present empirical evidence that shows a clear connection between the…

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