Several authors are of the view that aid, geography, education and resource endowments affect export diversification in … Africa. This paper examined the association between these variables. It found that an increase in aid or geographic distance … from markets is associated with less diversification. It also found that there is no co-movement between diversification …

The paper surveys the interactions between aid and trade, distinguishing between policies and outcomes as well as … between various instruments. It first discusses the theoretical literature, focusing on the causal impact of aid on the …

At the 1996 World Food Summit it was agreed to promote triangular food aid operations in order to fight world hunger … some theoretical justification, but both triangular and local purchases can be good food aid delivery modes. Food aid … adopts good practices, while Denmark and the US offer examples of bad food aid practices. …

Numerous econometric studies fail to detect a significant and robust relationship between international aid and … relation between aid and its effectiveness in a multi-sector multi-household Computable General Equilibrium (CGE … exporting sectors. While the model simulates the effects of additional aid in Zambia it can be used as a blueprint for other …

Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a … aid is questioned, few actors can offer more useful experience. Restoring structural transformation as a donor priority …, and recognizing the critical role it played in the development of Japan, is a vital step towards making the real gains aid …

destruction of human and physical resources. They also can affect foreign aid allocation, but the likely net effect of this is not … obvious. On the one hand, donors may be discouraged and reduce aid. On the other hand, donors may provide more aid, for … and multilateral aid, but that bilateral donors seem to turn a blind eye to violence occurring in oil-exporting countries …

Recent literature has debated possible adverse impacts of aid volatility on a country's economic performance. Our paper … adds to this literature in three ways: First it tests the validity of the aid volatility and growth relationship from … various aspects: across time horizons, by sources of aid, and by aid volatility interactions with country characteristics …