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Dreher, Axel; Lohmann, Steffen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2015

This paper brings the aid effectiveness debate to the sub-national level. We hypothesize the non-robust results … regarding the effects of aid on development in the previous literature to arise due to the effects of aid being insufficiently … large to measurably affect aggregate outcomes. Using geo-coded data for World Bank aid to a maximum of 2,221 first …

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Poor Countries or Poor People? Development Assistance and the New Geography of Global Poverty

Kanbur, Ravi; Sumner, Andy - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

determinant of the volume and composition of aid flows. What precisely is the nature of global moral obligation towards the poor … in non-poor countries? Should aid allocation be targeted equally to the poor in poor and non-poor countries, or should …

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Will HIPC Matter? The Debt Game and Donor Behaviour in Africa

Birdsall, Nancy; Claessens, Stijn; Diwan, Ishac - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

In this Paper we focus on the question: Will the HIPC debt reduction program help in the transformation of the development assistance business and change the rules of the ‘debt game’ in Africa? We concentrate on the donor and official creditor side, by exploring how the growing debt of...

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Reforming the Formula: A Modest Proposal for Introducing Development Outcomes in IDA Allocation Procedures

Kanbur, Ravi - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper develops a modest proposal for introducing final outcome indicators in the IDA aid allocation formula. It … unreliable sole guide to the country-specific productivity of aid in achieving the final objectives of development. Rather, it is …

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How Costly is it for Poor Farmers to Lift Themselves out of Subsistence?

Cadot, Olivier; Dutoit, Laure; Olarreaga, Marcelo - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

The main objective of this paper is to provide estimates of the cost of moving out of subsistence for Madagascar's farmers. The analysis is based on a simple asset-return model of occupational choice. Estimates suggest that the entry (sunk) cost associated with moving out of subsistence can be...

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Trade Policy and Regional Integration: Implications for the Relations between Europe and Africa

Collier, Paul; Toye, John - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

For Africa, a regional customs union is unlikely to realise net welfare gains (in the sense of trade creation dominating trade diversion) which cannot be attained through unilateral trade liberalization. Unilateral reform has often failed in Africa, however. A regional customs union tied to...

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Exposure to External Country Specific Shocks and Income Volatility

Jansen, Marion; Lennon, Carolina; Piermartini, Roberta - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2009

Using a dataset of 104 countries over a period from 1966 to 2004, this paper analyses the relevance of country specific shocks for income volatility in open economies. We show that exposure to country specific shocks has a positive and significant impact on GDP volatility. In particular, we find...

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Dismantling Discrimination Against Developing Countries: Access, Rules and Differential Treatment

Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper discusses the challenges confronting developing countries seeking to overcome discrimination in world trade rules and policies. The major sources of discrimination in both developed and developing countries in the areas of market access opportunities and WTO disciplines are briefly...

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Economic Development and the WTO After Doha

Hoekman, Bernard - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2002

This Paper analyses what actions could be taken in the context of the WTO Doha negotiations to assist countries to benefit from deeper trade integration. It discusses the policy agenda that confronts many developing countries and identifies a number of focal points that could be used both as...

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Will China's WTO Accession Worsen Rural Poverty?

Anderson, Kym; Huang, Jikun; Ianchovichina, Elena - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

Many fear China’s accession to WTO will impoverish its farmers, via greater import competition in its agricultural markets. We explore that possibility bearing in mind that, even if producer prices of some (land-intensive) farm products fall, prices of other (labour-intensive) farm and...

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