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Mobilization Effects of Multilateral Development Banks
Broccolini, Chiara - 2020
This study uses loan-level data on syndicated lending to a large sample of developing countries between 1993 and 2017 to estimate the mobilization effects of multilateral development banks (MDBs), that is, their ability to crowd-in capital from private creditors. Controlling for a large set of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012840715
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Developing Public-Private Partnership Initiatives in the Middle East and North Africa : From Public Debt to Maximizing Finance for Development
Arezki, Rabah - 2019
This paper argues for a novel approach to financing infrastructure needs in Arab countries. It first describes the context of rising public debt in the region, contrasting it with the vast infrastructure needs. It then discusses the challenges in meeting these needs with traditional financing....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012869701
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High-Powered Incentives and Communication Failure
Mishra, Ajit Kumar - 2017
This paper uses a donor-provider-agent framework to study the role of provider incentives for the delivery of developmental goods like aid, credit, or technology transfer to the poor. The paper considers a situation where credible communication by the provider is the key to successful delivery....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971491
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Bright Lights, Big Cities : Measuring National and Subnational Economic Growth in Africa from Outer Space, with an Application to Kenya and Rwanda
Bundervoet, Tom - 2017
subnational 2013 gross domestic product for 47 counties in Kenya and 30 districts in Rwanda. Estimating subnational gross domestic …. For Kenya, the results of the analysis affirm that Nairobi County is the largest contributor to national gross domestic … official statistics in Kenya and Rwanda, it is important to estimate subnational gross domestic product using standard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970754
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The Role of Historical Christian Missions in the Location of World Bank Aid in Africa
Alpino, Matteo - 2020
allocation of present-day World Bank aid at the grid-cell level in Africa. The correlation is robust to an extensive set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841687
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Agriculture, Aid and Economic Growth in Africa
McArthur, John - 2018
How can foreign aid to agriculture support economic growth in Africa? This paper constructs a geographically …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918516
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Cash Transfers and Temptation Goods : A Review of Global Evidence
Evans, David - 2017
supported by data from Latin America, Africa, and Asia. A growing number of studies from a range of contexts therefore indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973201
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How Subjective Beliefs About HIV Infection Affect Life-Cycle Fertility : Evidence from Rural Malawi
Shapira, Gil - 2017
This paper studies the effect of subjective beliefs about HIV infection on fertility decisions in a context of high HIV prevalence and simulates the impact of different policy interventions, such as HIV testing programs and prevention of mother-to-child transmission, on fertility and child...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974650
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Deal or No Deal : Strictly Business for China in Kenya?
Sanghi, Apurva - 2017
Existing work on China's economic influence in Africa refers to Africa in broad terms, thereby generalizing the results … paper remedies this by focusing on a single, oil-importing country: Kenya. The paper examines China's economic presence in … chance of expanding its exports to Kenya than Kenya does to China based on existing specializations. This may change with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969632
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Global Experiences with Special Economic Zones : Focus on China and Africa
Zeng, Douglas Zhihua - 2017
This study briefly summarizes the development experiences of special economic zones in China and Africa, the lessons … that Africa can learn from China, and the preliminary results of the Chinese investments in special economic zones in … Africa. The study makes recommendations on how to unleash the power of special economic zones and industrial zones in Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971883