Papyrakis, Elissaios and Tasciotti, Luca ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-5530 (2025) Does the threat of killing gays deter Foreign Aid: the case of Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act. Review of Development Economics. ISSN 1363-6669 (Print), 1467-9361 (Online) (doi:10.1111/rode.70101)

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Abstract

Much attention has been drawn on Uganda in recent years due to the strengthening of its anti-LGBTQ legislation and rhetoric. Our study explores the aid-deterring effect of anti-LGBTQ legislation in an experimental setting using the Synthetic Control Method. It allows us to quantify the effect of Uganda's 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Act (as an adverse anti-LGBTQ policy shock) on aid flows provided by specific OECD donor countries. Contrary to any initially stated threats, intentions and expectations, we find that Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Act did not have a deterring and sustained aid effect for the majority of OECD donor countries.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	aid, LGBTQ rights, synthetic control, Uganda
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) Journal of Economic Literature Classification > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) Greenwich Business School > School of Accounting, Finance and Economics
Last Modified:	10 Dec 2025 12:40
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/51925

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