In response to the need expressed by the UN General Assembly, an economic vulnerability index (EVI) has been defined by the Committee for Development Policy. The present paper, which refers to this index, first examines how a structural economic vulnerability index can be designed for the...

In previous papers we have argued that aid is likely to mitigate the negative effects of external shocks on economic growth (i.e., aid is more effective in countries that are more vulnerable to external shocks). Recently an important debate has emerged about the possible negative effects of aid...

Buying things versus buying development -- A solution : cash on delivery aid -- Applications of cash on delivery aid to primary education : a contract between partners -- Applying COD aid to primary education : funding and implementation -- Learning what works : the research challenge -- Federal...