We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and … institutions are accounted for. …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa's peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …

We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …, demographic, geographic and istitutional regressors, we find that institutions, and in particular the civil liberties index and … institutions are accounted for. …

This paper models the short and medium-run impact of aid on migration, considering alternatively the effect of …

International donors usually have particular goals they want to achieve with their foreign aid, for example, poverty … alleviation. In the international aid story lobbying by potential recipient groups attempting to capture the donor's support play …

The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of … aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter …

We investigate whether estimates of the effect of aid on growth are influenced by authors' careers. We collect data on … on the reported magnitude of aid effectiveness, and on the degree of selectivity in which results are reported. On … with aid agencies. …

countries, an idea that captivates policymakers in international aid and trade diplomacy. A lengthy literature and recent data …