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Export subsidies in a heterogeneous firms framework

Helmers, Christian (contributor); … - 2009

We evaluate the impact of firm-specific export subsidies on exports in Colombia. Using a two-stage Heckman selection procedure, we obtain firm-specific predicted subsidy amounts that can be explained by the characteristics that determine the firms' eligibility for the government support and its...

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Shooting the messenger of good news : a critical look at the World Bank's success story of effective aid

Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002

In a report presented at the UN Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, the World Bank claims that the … policies. However, the World Bank's success story rests on an extremely weak foundation: First, the institution's contribution … the distribution of World Bank financing. Second, the picture portrayed in the report takes a bad turn if only two …

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Sectoral aid priorities : are donors really doing their best to achieve the millennium development goals?

Thiele, Rainer - 2006

We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...

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Adaptive forecasting of exchange rates with panel data

Morales-Arias, Leonardo; Dross, Alexander - 2010

This article investigates the statistical and economic implications of adaptive forecasting of exchange rates with panel data and alternative predictors. The candidate exchange rate predictors are drawn from (i) macroeconomic ‘fundamentals’, (ii) return/volatility of asset markets and (iii)...

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Does aid for education educate children? : Evidence from panel data

Dreher, Axel (contributor); Nunnenkamp, Peter (contributor); … - 2006

enrolment. This result is robust to the method of estimation, employing instruments to control for the endogeneity of aid, and …

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Halving poverty by doubling aid : how well founded is the optimism of the World Bank?

Langhammer, Rolf J. - 2002

The article criticizes the World Bank as overy optimistic concerning its ability to raise the effectiveness of aid by …

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Are NGOs the better donors? : A case study of aid allocation for Sweden

Dreher, Axel (contributor); Mölders, Florian (contributor); … - 2007

This paper analyzes whether and to what extent non-governmental organizations (NGOs) outperform official donors by allocating aid in a way that renders effective poverty alleviation more likely. We employ Probit and Tobit models and make use of an exceptionally detailed database that allows an...

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Macroeconomic constraints on economic development and poverty reduction : the case of Bolivia

Schweickert, Rainer - 2001

Bolivia's macroeconomic performance in the period 1994 to 1998 is analyzed and compared with the performance in former periods and the performance of other developing countries (grouped according to income, region, and debt status). This allows to assess what has been achieved in Bolivia since...

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Targeting aid to the needy and deserving : nothing but promises?

Nunnenkamp, Peter (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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Makroökonomische Stabilisierung und Wirtschaftswachstum in Lateinamerika : was bringt die Debatte über den Washington-Konsens?

Schweickert, Rainer (contributor); … - 2004 - [Elektronische Ressource]

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