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Famine and the aid response : evidence from the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen
Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019
Using a high-frequency mobile phone survey of food security conducted by the World Food Programme, this paper investigates how food assistance and access to food changed following the announcement of famine-like conditions in the Republic of Yemen. Among the mobile phone-using population, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008382
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Elite capture of foreign aid : evidence from offshore bank accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob - 2020
Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management, but not in other financial centers. The estimates are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012229106
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How does the World Bank influence the development policy priorities of low-income and lower-middle income countries?
Knack, Stephen F.; Parks, Bradley; Harutyunyan, Ani; … - 2020
This study investigates the World Bank's use of lending and non-lending instruments to affect the policy priorities of developing countries. In a typical year, the World Bank lends more than USD 30 billion to its client countries. It also spends approximately USD 200 million on the provision of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012240734
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No household left behind : Afghanistan targeting the ultra poor impact evaluation
Bedoya, Guadalupe; Coville, Aidan; Haushofer, Johannes; … - 2019
increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas …-push" interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict-affected regions …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012051866
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Evolution of poor food access over the course of the conflict in the Republic of Yemen
Tandon, Sharad; Vishwanath, Tara - 2019
The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008383
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Conflict and poverty : Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 background paper
Mueller, Hannes; Techasunthornwat, Chanon - 2020
This paper analyzes the relationship between poverty and conflict in the macro and regional data, including a detailed … that conflict has on health and expectations. Based on this evidence, it develops a statistical framework to track the … cumulative long-term impact that armed conflict has on poverty, which the paper calls conflict debt. The data confirm that …
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The administration of road user taxes in developing countries
Bahl, Roy W. - 1992
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When is foreign aid policy credible? : Aid dependence and conditionality
Svensson, Jakob - 1997
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Mainstreaming climate adaptation into development assistance in Mozambique : institutional barriers and opportunities
Sietz, Diana; Boschütz, Maria; Klein, Richard JT; … - 2008
"Based on a literature review and expert interviews, this paper analyzes the most important climate impacts on development goals and explores relevant institutions in the context of mainstreaming climate adaptation into development assistance in Mozambique. Climate variability and change can...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758824
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Individual and country-level factors affecting support for foreign aid
Paxton, Pamela (contributor); Knack, Stephen F. (contributor) - 2008
"In recent years donor countries have committed to dramatic increases in the supply of foreign aid to developing countries. Meeting and sustaining such commitments will require sufficient support among donor country voters and taxpayers. The determinants of public opinion in donor countries on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003758835