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The Macroeconomic Challenges of Scaling Up Aid to Africa
Yang, Yongzheng - 2005
This paper surveys the economic literature on the scaling-up of aid to Africa. It provides a checklist of issues that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404188
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Post-Conflict Recovery : Institutions, Aid, or Luck?
David, Antonio - 2011
This paper identifies the factors linked to cross-country differentials in growth performance in the aftermath of social conflict for 30 sub-Saharan African countries using panel data techniques. Our results show that changes in the terms of trade are the most important correlate of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399235
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Policy responses to aid surges in countries with limited international capital mobility : the role of the exchange rate regime
Berg, Andrew; Portillo, Rafael; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010389564
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Monetary Policy Rules for Managing Aid Surges in Africa
Buffie, Edward F. - 2007
Since the turn of the century, aid flows to Africa have increased on average and become more volatile. As a result …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400327
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Beyond Aid : How Much Should African Countries Pay to Borrow?
Gueye, Cheikh A. - 2010
Post debt relief, the number of African countries considering accessing international capital markets, often to fund large infrastructure projects, is increasing. Potential risks of capital inflows are well known but the literature offers little help to estimate the cost of borrowing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402862
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The Macroeconomics of Medium-Term Aid Scaling-Up Scenarios
Portillo, Rafael - 2010
We develop a model to analyze the macroeconomic effects of a scaling-up of aid and assess the implications of different policy responses. The model features key structural characteristics of low-income countries, including varying degrees of public investment efficiency and a learning-by-doing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402924
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What Drives China's Growing Role in Africa?
Wang, Jian-Ye - 2007
What role does China play in Africa''s development? What drives China''s increasing economic involvement in the … government policies, markets for each other''s exports, Africa''s demand for infrastructure, and differences in China''s approach … to financing have together moved commercial activities-trade and investment-to the center of China-Africa economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400123
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Policy Responses to Aid Surges in Countries with Limited International Capital Mobility : The Role of the Exchange Rate Regime
Berg, Andrew - 2014
We study the role of the exchange rate regime, reserve accumulation, and sterilization policies in the macroeconomics of aid surges. Absent sterilization, a peg allows for almost full aid absorption — an increase in the current account deficit net of aid—delivering the same effects as those...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014394328
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Do IMF-supported programs catalyze donor assistance to low-income countries?
Bal Gündüz, Yasemin; Crystallin, Masyita - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010479409
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Has Chinese aid benefited recipient countries? : evidence from a meta-regression analysis
Mandon, Pierre; Woldemichael, Martha Tesfaye - 2022
This paper employs a meta-regression analysis of 473 estimates from 15 studies to take stock of the empirical literature on Chinese aid effectiveness. After accommodating publication selection bias, we find that, on average, Beijing's foreign assistance has had a positive impact on economic and...
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