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Foreign aid inflows and the real exchange rate in the CFA Franc zone

Ouattara, Bazoumana; Strobl, Eric - 2004

This paper presents an empirical analysis of the relationship between foreign aid inflows and the real exchange rate in 12 countries of the CFA Franc zone. Using dynamic panel analysis we find that foreign aid inflows do not generate Dutch disease effects in these countries. In terms of policy...

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A model of aid and Dutch Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fielding, David; Gibson, Fred - 2012

International aid has an ambiguous effect on the macro-economy of the recipient country. To the extent that aid raises consumer expenditure, there will be some real exchange rate appreciation and a shift of resources away from traded goods production and into non-traded goods production....

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Foreign aid inflows and the real exchange rate in the CFA Franc zone

Ouattara, Bazoumana; Strobl, Eric - 2004

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Aid and exchange rates in sub-Saharan Africa : nomore dutch disease?

Morrissey, Oliver; Roger, Lionel; Spreng, Lars - 2019

Given the significant inflows of foreign aid to sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) the possibility of Dutch Disease has been a concern. Most macroeconomic models predict that aid inflows, especially if large and/or unanticipated (shocks), will lead to an appreciation of the real exchange rate and...

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Trade policy and transport costs in Uganda

Rudaheranwa, Nichodemus (contributor) - 2006

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Receive grants or perish? : the survival prospects of African nongovernmental organizations

Burger, Ronelle; Owens, Trudy - 2011

This study examines survival patterns in a large, representative panel of Ugandan nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) between 2002 and 2008. It finds no evidence that more effective or more altruistic NGOs have a greater likelihood of survival. The main determinant of survival appears to be...

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"I know my rights, but am I better off?" : institutions and disability in Uganda

Owens, Trudy; Torrance, Samantha - 2013

Uganda is internationally recognised for its extensive legal and constitutional provisions for ensuring the rights of …

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Why pay NGOs to involve the community?

Burger, Ronelle; Dasgupta, Indraneel; Owens, Trudy - 2014

beneficiary welfare. We provide evidence from the NGO sector in Uganda consistent with our theoretical conclusions. Beneficiaries …

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Education, incomes and poverty in Uganda in the 1990s

Appleton, Simon - 2001

This paper examines the relationship between poverty and education in Uganda in the 1990s. It shows how growth in …

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Protection, trade policy and transport costs : effective taxation of Ugandan exporters

Milner, Chris; Morrissey, Oliver; Rudaheranwa, Nicodemus - 1998 - Manuscript received: December 1998

Uganda has made significant progress in re ducing the anti-export bias in its trade policy in the 1990s. Taxes on … costs. This paper uses data from a range of sources to estimate the transport costs for imports to, and exports from, Uganda … significant benefit to Uganda, especially to exporters. …

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