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Who carries the burden of reproductive health and AIDS programs? : evidence from OECD donor countries
Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 2005
This paper tries to establish who carries the burden in supporting reproductive health and AIDS programs worldwide. The … assistance in matters of reproductive health and AIDS. This global effort has so far not sufficiently been supported by funds and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348349
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Financial distress and happiness of employees in times of economic crisis
Arampatzi, Efstratia; Burger, Martijn J.; Veenhoven, Ruut - 2014
Using data for 28 European countries for the 2008-2012 period, we examine whether employed individuals are affected by the economic crisis. We provide robust evidence that unfavourable macroeconomic conditions are negatively associated with the life satisfaction of employees. In addition, we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010373769
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Assessing budget support with statistical impact evaluation : a methodological proposal
Elbers, Chris; Gunning, Jan Willem; Hoop, Kobus de - 2008 - Forthcoming in World Development
. Unfortunately, existing methods for impact evaluation are designed for the evaluation of homogeneous interventions (‘projects …’) where those with and without ‘treatment’ can be compared. The lack of a methodology for evaluations of sector-wide programs … is a serious constraint in the debate on aid effectiveness. We propose a method of statistical impact evaluation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372967
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Global aging and economic convergence : a real option or still a case of science fiction?
Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 2007
Official Development Assistance (ODA) will remain necessary capital flows for the developing world in the near future …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011372996
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What drives donor funding in population assistance programs?
Dalen, Hendrik P. van; Reuser, Mieke - 2005
The 1994 International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) established goals for the expansion of population assistance. This global effort has so far not sufficiently been supported by donor funds. Dynamic panel estimation methods are used to see what lies behind the sharing of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343951
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A new explanatory model for policy analysis and evaluation
Schouwstra, Marije; Ellman, Michael - 2006
This model of policy evaluation has been developed to identify factors that cause policy outcomes to diverge from the intended results. In this model the explanatory factors may be inherent to the conceptual and institutional framework to which policy makers adhere, or they may be ‘real...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011349191
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Fertile soil for structural funds?
Ederveen, Sjef; Groot, Henri L. F. de; Nahuis, Richard - 2002
Structural funds are the most intensively used policy instrument by the EuropeanUnion to promote economic growth in its member states and to speed up the process ofconvergence. This paper empirically explores the effectiveness of European Structural Fundsby means of a panel data analysis for 13...
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Is EU support to Malawi agriculture effective?
Zant, Wouter - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009722986
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New evidence on fungibility at the aggregate level
Marć, Łukasz - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009723004
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The causal links between aid and government expenditures
Marć, Łukasz - 2014
The most recent literature on aid effectiveness finds a positive effect of aid on growth. To the extent that aid goes through the budget, this either reflects an aid-financed increase in government expenditures (quantity effect) or an improvement in the use of government resources as a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231655