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The Macroeconomics of Scaling Up Aid
Mongardini, Joannes - 2009
This paper assesses the macroeconomic implications of scaling up aid for Benin in line with the Gleneagles commitment to double aid to poor countries over the next three years to reach 85 per capita by 2010 and keep it at that level thereafter. The analysis suggests that the additional aid...
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Development Aid and Economic Growth
Reddy, Sanjay - 2009
We analyze the growth impact of official development assistance to developing countries. Our approach is different from …
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Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation
Dorosh, Paul A. - 2008
This paper uses a partial equilibrium framework to evaluate the relative efficiency, distributional and revenue implications of rice tariffs and targeted transfers in Madagascar, especially in the context of identifying their respective roles for poverty alleviation. Although there are likely to...
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The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported Programs
Martijn, Jan Kees - 2008
This paper studies the spending and absorption of aid in PRGF-supported programs, verifies whether the use aid is programmed to be smoothed over time, and analyzes how considerations about macroeconomic stability influence the programmed use of aid. It finds that PRGF-supported programs allow...
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The Macroeconomic Impact of Scaled-up Aid
Sacerdoti, Emilio - 2009
We develop a simple macroeconomic model that assesses the effects of higher foreign aid on output growth and other macroeconomic variables, including the real exchange rate. The model is easily tractable and requires estimation of only a few basic parameters. It takes into account the impact of...
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The Catalytic Impact of IMF Lending on Official Development Assistance
He, Bangyu - 2024
This paper explores the catalytic impact of IMF lending to Low-Income Countries on Official Development Assistance (ODA …
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Institutional Factors and Financial Sector Development
Toroyan, Hovhannes - 2009
The paper assesses the effects of certain institutional factors on financial sector development in Sub- Saharan Africa …
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Fiscal Policy and Economic Development
Mourmouras, Alex - 2008
This paper offers possible explanations for three generally observed facts about fiscal policy and development: (F1 … did today's developed countries at similar stages of development. The explanations for these facts are based on the …
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Hold Your Nose and Vote; Why Do Some Democracies tolerate Corruption?
Pani, Marco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper analyses why corruption can persist for long periods in a democracy and inquires whether this can result …, the paper analyzes how corruption distortsthe allocation of resources between public and private expenditure, altering the … citizens can indirectly benefit from corruption. The paper shows that, under this condition, if the citizens anticipate a shift …
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Does Openness Matter for Financial Development in Africa?
David, Antonio; Mlachila, Montfort; Moheeput, Ashwin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper analyzes the links between financial and trade openness and financial development in Sub-Saharan African … a general direct robust link between trade and capital account openness and financial development in SSA, once we … important for financial development in countries with better institutional quality. The findings might be due to a number of …
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