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Conflict and poverty in Afghanistan's transition
Floreani, Vincent A.; López Acevedo, Gladys; Rama, Martín - 2019
high in Afghanistan, and especially so in regions that suffered less from conflict. This paper aims to explain this puzzle … by combining a model of conflict intensity at the province level in 2007−14 with a model of consumption at the household … level in 2011. The estimates show that large troop deployments reduced conflict intensity but also boosted local consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019512
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What effect does development aid have on productivity in recipient countries? : an analysis using quantiles and thresholds
Nowak-Lehmann D., Felicitas; Groß, Elena - 2015
Development aid does not always exert the desired positive effect on economic growth in recipient countries and it is even feared that it may reduce total factor productivity (TFP) and may discourage recipient countries ́efforts. This study seeks to contribute to the research on aid...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011383601
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Who carries the burden of reproductive health and AIDS programs? : evidence from OECD donor countries
Dalen, Hendrik P. van - 2005
This paper tries to establish who carries the burden in supporting reproductive health and AIDS programs worldwide. The 1994 International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo established goals for the expansion of assistance in matters of reproductive health and AIDS. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348349
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Foreign Aid, Terrorism and Growth : Conditional Evidence from Quantile Regression
Asongu, Simplice - 2019
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012897568
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FDI, Aid, Terrorism : Conditional Threshold Evidence from Developing Countries
Asongu, Simplice - 2015
We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013021930
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Aid in Modulating the Impact of Terrorism on FDI : No Positive Thresholds, No Policy
Asongu, Simplice - 2018
We investigate how foreign aid dampens the effects of terrorism on FDI using interactive quantile regressions. The empirical evidence is based on 78 developing countries for the period 1984-2008. Bilateral and multilateral aid variables are used, while terrorism dynamics entail: domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012929060
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Mostly harmless? : a subnational analysis of the aid-conflict nexus
Weezel, Stijn van - 2017
Although most aid projects are aimed at local development, most research on the aid-conflict nexus is based on the … country-year as unit of analysis. In contrast, this study examines the link between aid commitments and conflict intensity at … local aid allocations. The data shows that in general the spatial interdependence between aid and conflict is low, as aid is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011774698
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Foreign aid, terrorism and growth : conditional evidence from quantile regression
Asongu, Simplice; Nwachukwu, Jacinta C.; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2018
In this study, we investigate the role of development assistance in reducing a hypothetically negative impact of terrorism on economic growth, using a panel of 78 developing nations with data for the period 1984-2008. The empirical evidence is based on interactive Quantile regressions. Domestic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011998255
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Who Carries the Burden of Reproductive Health and Aids Programs? - Evidence from OECD Donor Countries
van Dalen, Hendrik P. - 2006
This paper tries to establish who carries the burden in supporting reproductive health and AIDS programs worldwide. The 1994 International Conference of Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo established goals for the expansion of assistance in matters of reproductive health and AIDS. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014060090
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Fighting Fire with Aid : Development Assistance as Counterinsurency Tool - Evidence for Colombia
Sanchez-Cuevas, Edgar H. - 2018
International Development (USAID)— on the intensity of municipality-level armed conflict in Colombia, for the period 2009-2013. To …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014111243