Saving Sudan, Starving Uganda: Aid, Growth, and Externalities in Africa
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2014
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| Authors: | Doces, John A. |
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Journal of African Development. - African Finance and Economics Association - AFEA. - Vol. 16.2014, 1
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| Publisher: |
African Finance and Economics Association - AFEA |
| Subject: | This paper presents an analysis of aid and growth in Africa | testing an idea emerging from a case involving Sudan and Uganda. Based on this case | the primary claims made here are first that there are negative external effects associated with aid flows across sub-Saharan Africa | and second that these externalities reduce growth rates. The statistical results from an analysis of all contiguous sub-Saharan African countries | covering the period from 1960 to 2009 | indicate that a typical increase in aid to a country’s neighbors reduces growth in the bordering country by anywhere from .50 to 1.25 percentage points. The policy implications associated with these findings are discussed in the concluding section |
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| Type of publication: | Article |
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