Recent theoretical literature suggests that aid, geography, and resource endowments affect diversification of exports … determinants of diversification in Africa. It also suggests that there is no systematic relationship between geography and … African countries. The evidence suggests that aid, the quality of infrastructure, and resource endowments are robust …

in its poorest member countries. This paper studies the spending and absorption of aid in PRGF-supported programs …, verifies whether the use of aid is programmed to be smoothed over time, and analyzes how considerations about macroeconomic … stability influence the programmed use of aid. The paper shows that PRGF-supported programs permit countries to utilize all …

assistance by unconditioned budget aid would be counter-productive with respect to poverty-oriented development policies. …

Although the literature on aid effectiveness is vast, most of it is based on cross-country studies and does not address …

foreign aid. This paper analyses foreign assistance through four main facets namely: the link between aid, security and growth …, aid effectiveness in Pakistan, and priorities for aid policy reform in the country. The empirical literature on the impact … of aid on economic development in Pakistan is inconclusive due to aid being fragmented and volatile. The donors have …

In this paper, we explore the role of trade openness, overseas development aid (ODA), remittance inflows and financial … while remittances, trade openness and financial development have lagged negative effects. Therefore, understanding that aid … consistent flow of aid whilst effectively managing and deploying aid in productive infrastructure projects to generate employment …

The present paper is an essay about the future of aid, understood as a global, durable, social phenomenon. Special … attention is attached to the issue of governance, both the governance of aid itself, and institutional reforms in the recipient … countries. A short review of literature on the topic serves to support a general thesis that the stream of aid is a stream of …

There is a widespread perception among academic researchers and aid practitioners alike that empirical cross …-country analysis fails to find any significant link between aid flows and growth, and that aid is successful only when associated with … paper, we offer a re-examination of the literature on the aid-savings, aid-investment, and aid growth relationships, and a …