Social Infrastructure and Services

The analysis of both periods show that Social Infrastructure and Services aid is not statistically significant. The subcategory data, however, show that there are aid types that fall under Social Infrastructure and Services that are statistically significant. From 2007 to 2010, Education aid is not statistically significant, but Water exhibits a statistically significant negative relationship with a coefficient of 0.014 with migrant stock. From 2011 to 2015, both Education and Water have negative relationships with migrant stock. Holding all other variables constant, a one percent increase in Education aid, on average, would decrease migrant stock by 0.019 percent. For Water aid, a one percent increase in aid would decrease migrant stock by 0.012 percent. Lanati and Thiele’s paper argues that better public services may outweigh aid’s reduction of migration costs, decreasing migration from the origin country. My analysis shows that this may not be the case, or at least aid directed at building public services has varying impacts. This provides us with mixed initial results of the relationship between public services aid and migrant stock.