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Local Financial Development and the Aid-Growth Relationship
Nkusu, Mwanza; Sayek, Selin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of studies support the notion that ODA can contribute to growth in a nonlinear...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605240
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Business Cycle Fluctuations, Large Shocks, and Development Aid; New Evidence
Dabla-Norris, Era; Minoiu, Camelia; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
We examine the cyclical properties of development aid using bilateral data for 22 donors and over 100 recipients during 1970?2005. We find that bilateral aid flows are on average procyclical with respect to business cycles in donor and recipient countries. However, they become countercyclical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727796
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Development Aid and Economic Growth; A Positive Long-Run Relation
Reddy, Sanjay; Minoiu, Camelia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
We analyze the growth impact of official development assistance to developing countries. Our approach is different from that of previous studies in two major ways. First, we disentangle the effects of two kinds of aid: developmental and non-developmental. Second, our specifications allow for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008528696
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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simultaneously raising labor productivity and freeing up labor. The urban population is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243111
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Growth and Employment in the Dominican Republic; Options for a Job-Rich Growth
Abdullaev, Umidjon; Estevao, Marcello - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
market wages above fallback incomes to attract individuals to the labor force. For that, measures to improve education and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242228
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Inclusive Growth; An Application of the Social Opportunity Function to Selected African Countries
Adedeji, Olumuyiwa; Du, Huancheng; Opoku-Afari, Maxwell - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
last decade in the selected countries came with increased average opportunities in education and health; but distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242365
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Sudan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) for Sudan. I … growth and poverty reduction policies. It is the first comprehensive policy document that assesses the challenges of and … opportunities for poverty reduction. This strategy lays out a clear policy approach for the Government of Sudan to accelerate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242919
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Mali; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Mali’s Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategic Paper provides a comprehensive framework for implementing an ambitious … growth and poverty reduction agenda. Executive Directors approve the elaboration of GPRSP-3, which will guide the country in … its efforts to sustainably reduce poverty. The strategy is both comprehensive and ambitious, and the approach to integrate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243002
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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Niger understands the need to adopt a long-term strategy capable of optimizing natural and human resources to promote sustainable economic and social development and inclusive growth. The government has renewed planning efforts in the preparation of three principal strategic documents. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243080
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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper on the Democratic Republic of Congo discusses economic policies and development … maintain macroeconomic stability, a necessary condition for laying the foundation of economic growth and poverty reduction. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243128