non-concessional state financing — from China to 138 countries between 2000 and 2014. We use these data to investigate … effectiveness of Chinese aid vis-à-vis the World Bank, the United States, and all members of the OECD's Development Assistance … no robust evidence that World Bank aid promotes growth. We also find that, irrespective of the funding source, less …

This article introduces a new dataset of official financing from China to 138 developing countries between 2000 and … financial support from China impairs the overall effectiveness of aid from Western donors, aid from the United States tends to … be more effective in countries that receive no substantial support from China. …

The paper presents a detailed description of IMF and World Bank conditionality and tries to explain changes in this … conditions seem to be influenced by contemporaneous World Bank activity. Moreover, the paper tries to explain compliance with … World Bank conditionality as well as interruptions of IMF programs in the recipient countries. Compliance with World Bank …