In this article, we conduct the first‐ever systematic study of Australian aid project appraisals. Using a previously unstudied data set of appraisals, we study project and recipient country factors influencing Australian aid effectiveness. We find effectiveness varies more within recipient countries than between countries. We find larger projects are more likely to be successful. Humanitarian projects are more successful on average than development projects. We also find that Australian aid is less likely to succeed in the Pacific than elsewhere, a significant finding given Australia's increased focus on the region. Finally, we show that Australia does not appear to be an unusual donor: when we compare Australia with other donors in a global data set, we find similar variables are correlated with effectiveness for most donors, including Australia.

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澳大利亚援助项目：什么有效、项目在哪里有效以及澳大利亚的比较


在本文中，我们对澳大利亚援助项目评估进行了首次系统研究。我们使用以前未研究过的评估数据集，研究影响澳大利亚援助有效性的项目和受援国因素。我们发现，受援国内部的有效性差异比国家之间的差异更大。我们发现较大的项目更有可能成功。平均而言，人道主义项目比发展项目更成功。我们还发现，与其他地区相比，澳大利亚在太平洋地区的援助不太可能取得成功，鉴于澳大利亚对该地区的日益关注，这一发现具有重大意义。最后，我们表明澳大利亚似乎并不是一个不寻常的捐助者：当我们将澳大利亚与全球数据集中的其他捐助者进行比较时，我们发现类似的变量与大多数捐助者（包括澳大利亚）的有效性相关。