The global economy is passing through a period of profound change. The immediate concern is with the financial crisis, originating in the North. The South is affected via reduced demand and lower prices for their exports, reduced private financial flows, and falling remittances. This is the...

The global economy is passing through a period of profound change. The immediate concern is with the financial crisis, originating in the North. The South is affected via reduced demand and lower prices for their exports, reduced private financial flows, and falling remittances. This is the...

This article uses spatial analytical skills to investigate aid effectiveness and aid spillovers at the sub-national level in Sub-Saharan Africa over the period 1995-2013. The previous literature examines aid-growth relationship and gets mixed results. One reason of the conflicting conclusions is...

This study examined the relationship between foreign aid and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The study seeks to examine the role of macroeconomic policy in aid effectiveness in SSA countries by adopting a theoretical framework similar to the Endogenous/New Growth model and the System...

Has massive distribution of insecticide-treated-nets contributed to the reduction in in- fant mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa over the past 15 years? Using large household surveys collected in 16 countries and exploiting the spatial correlation in distribution campaigns, we estimate the...

Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are some of the poorest and least developed in the world, with deplorable health and education levels. One way intended to promote better living standards in this region has been through development aid. This study examines the determinants of multilateral aid...