It is widely believed that foreign aid may help conflict-affected countries to recover after the settlement of … conflicts. However, the available empirical evidence supporting this view largely neglects the heterogeneous nature of aid … post-conflict aid differs between specific sectors. Our focus is on social and economic infrastructure which is most likely …

It continues to be heavily disputed whether foreign aid promotes economic growth in developing countries. In most cross …-country regressions, aid is considered effective only if it shifts recipient countries to a significantly higher and sustainable growth … suggested by Hausmann, Pritchett and Rodrik. In assessing what can reasonably be expected from the donors’ modest aid efforts …

of donor generosity, aid effectiveness and new means of financing. However, the development orientation of world leaders … relief and private (FDI) flows. Calls for substantially scaling up regular aid had little effect, and financial innovations … critics focusing on the quality of aid. In particular, we find that the targeting of aid according to need and merit leaves …

effectiveness of its financial aid has improved substantially by targeting aid at poor developing countries pursuing sound economic … outliers with extremely high per capita aid (Cape Verde and Honduras) are excluded from the sample. Third, according to our … regression results, the allocation of World Bank aid did not improve in the course of the 1990s. …

effectiveness of its financial aid has improved substantially by targeting aid at poor developing countries pursuing sound economic … outliers with extremely high per capita aid (Cape Verde and Honduras) are excluded from the sample. Third, according to our … regression results, the allocation of World Bank aid did not improve in the course of the 1990s. …