This study examines how the economic effects of elections in rural China depend on voter heterogeneity, for which …

beta convergence but not in favour of sigma convergence. Spatial econometric techniques used in the study aid in … that infrastructure like roads, irrigation, electricity aid in growth and so do quality of human capital. Hence …, investments targeting higher quality of infrastructure, both physical and human and efficient water management will aid in …

Review of 'United Nations Development Aid: A Study in History and Politics' by Digambar Bhouraskar, Academic Foundation …

It is clear from the implications of growth theory that the impact of aid depends on how it affects savings, investment … and government behaviour. In respect of low-income countries, which are the principal aid recipients and the economies for … which the issue of the impact of aid on growth is most important, it is government that is most important. This paper …

between aid inflows and the public sector borrowing requirement net of aid loans. After examining the public sector budget … constraint and various conditions under which aid might lead to an increase in this borrowing, the paper surveys the empirical … results of literature on aid and public sector fiscal behaviour. It finds that the results of a number of studies are …

This paper investigates the role of aid in mitigating the adverse effects of commodity export price shocks on growth in …

dependent on external assistance; nearly 90% of public spending comes from foreign aid. A new report by Agency Coordinating Body …