The targeting of foreign aid within recipient countries is largely unexplored territory. We help close this gap in empirical research on aid allocation by employing Poisson estimations on the determinants of the World Bank’s choice of project locations at the district level in India. The...

We assess the targeting of foreign aid within recipient countries by employing Poisson estimations on the determinants of the World Bank's allocation of project aid at the district level in India. The evidence of needs‐based location choices is very weak as long as the poverty orientation of...

Emissions of pollutants tend to be procyclical as they generally increase with economic growth. However, as government policy has a role to play in the mitigation of the environmental consequences of economic activity, the quality of institutions may influence the procyclicality of pollution and...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART A: Economic Growth -- 1. Fifty Years of Growth (and Lack Thereof): An Interpretation -- 2. Growth Diagnostics -- 3. Synthesis: A Practical Approach to Growth Strategies -- PART B. Institutions -- 4. Industrial Policy for the...