1. French Aid for a French France? Matthew Cullom Andrea Moneton

2. Research Question  Does immigration to France affect the allocation of French foreign aid?

3. Hypothesis  Foreign aid used to stem unwanted immigration  Major literature  Alesina – determinants of foreign aid  Bermeo – Donors increase aid to decrease immigration  Bethelemy- attraction effect, threshold, possible contradiction

4. Background  Background  Problem of immigration in Europe  Cultural Identity  Political Pressure in France

5. Methodology  292 country years of data (hopefully more)  INED French Immigration Data, 1994-2008  “Political Economy of the United Nations Security Council,” James Vreeland & Axel Dreher, Foreign Aid Data

6. Control Variables 1.Language/Le Monde Coverage 2.Colonial Status 3.Religion/Ethnicity 4.Overall development level

7. Implications  Aid for Political Motives  Often less effective  => further research opportunity Control variables implications to be determined