demography. However, the paper contends that their lacklustre growth performance over the last two decades has also been due to …

This paper proposes that aid flowing to smaller (less populous) countries has a negative impact on the quality of … impacts are positive. The analysis here suggests that the level of development, the size of an economy, and the level of aid … presented that suggests the impact of aid is damaging in small vis-à-vis large countries, and that, while aid increases economic …

This paper proposes that aid flowing to smaller (less populous) countries has a negative impact on the quality of … impacts are positive. The analysis here suggests that the level of development, the size of an economy, and the level of aid … presented that suggests the impact of aid is damaging in small vis-.-vis large countries, and that, while aid increases economic …

The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living … and production bases, exposure to shocks, and heavy reliance on aid. Higher fixed government costs, low access to credit … often face more limited policy tools, policies do matter and can further help build resilience and raise potential growth …

Growth, poverty reduction, and social peace are all undermined when public expenditure management and taxation are weak … and when the fiscal deficit and public debt are not managed successfully. And large-scale aid and debt relief cannot work … raise economic growth through well-chosen public investments provided that the spending is large enough. Growth itself …

The literature on the aid?growth relationship has recently been reinvigorated through the application of growth … equations that seek to explain growth as a function of institutions, policies and aid. This approach has generally led to the … conclusion that aid has contributed to growth, albeit with decreasing returns. Some studies have found that there is only a …

Demand and Growth Regimes (DGR) and Macroeconomic Policy Regimes (MPR) frameworks have taken prominence within the post … terms of aggregate demand and growth. In particular, it is possible to observe the MPR and DGR transition between 2002 and …

important topic is covered, including growth, business cycles, fiscal policy, taxation and debt finance, current account …