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This paper first assesses the aid-growth literature with a focus on recent contributions. The aid-growth literature is … that aid has a positive and statistically significant causal effect on growth over the long run with point estimates at … levels suggested by growth theory. It has been concluded that aid remains an important tool for enhancing the development …
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Building on recent work in the fiscal response literature, the present paper develops a new fiscal response model, which, for the first time in the relevant literature, combines the ideas of both endogenous and disaggregated aid. We endogenized aid on the grounds that the recipient government...
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The paper addresses the issues of contribution of aids towards human development and the efficiency of such aids in poorer countries, assessing if there is cross-country evidence for an effective human development by financing public expenditures that increase welfare indicators.
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In this paper they examine whether absorptive capacity can constitute sufficient justification for rejecting the proposal of a large aid increase to support the ‘big push’. They argue that the probability of a poverty trap exists for many countries, in particular the least developed...
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Statement by Dr. Raghuram Rajan on taking office on September 4, 2013. [RBI Press release].
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The present speech analyses the significant role which can be played by the financial sector in spurring growth and …
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Why has the economy landed in a trough of growth and high inflation and does not look like getting out of it in the …
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The aim of this research is to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether …
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identifying the impact of spatial neighbours on the growth of a state. Results indicate significant spatial dependence among … states. The study also identifies the drivers of growth agriculture in the last four and a half decades and results indicate … that infrastructure like roads, irrigation, electricity aid in growth and so do quality of human capital. Hence …
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This paper surveys 160 cases where biometric identification has been used for economic, political, and social purposes in developing countries. About half of these cases have been supported by donors. Recognizing the need for more rigorous assessments and more open data on performance, the paper...
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