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Controversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The … causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention. We address … impacts on growth through key intermediate outcomes. A coherent picture emerges: aid stimulates growth and reduces poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280094
This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range … of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e … coherent and favorable pattern of results emerges. Aid has over the past forty years stimulated growth, promoted structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319903
This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range … of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e … coherent and favorable pattern of results emerges. Aid has over the past forty years stimulated growth, promoted structural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767897
This paper examines the relationship between foreign aid and growth in real GDP per capita as it emerges from simple … augmentations of popular cross-country growth specifications. It is shown that aid in all likelihood increases the growth rate, and … capital are controlled for, no positive effect of aid is found. Yet, aid continues to impact on growth via investment. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011183142
This paper considers the impacts of agro-industry development and international trade on income distribution in Myanmar, focusing on low-income rural households. We use a social accounting matrix multiplier (SAM) decomposition model featuring detailed economic linkages. After describing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424102
To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its … of the Congo, Somalia, and others, as they need inclusive growth to reinforce the politics of peace. This is the context …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343247
growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation … and the slow rate of employment growth. We refer to global shocks that have played a critical role in sub-Saharan Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943772
growth, poverty, and human development indicators. We identify key weaknesses, including lack of structural transformation … and the slow rate of employment growth. We refer to global shocks that have played a critical role in sub-Saharan Africa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011777012
Controversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The … causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention. We address … impacts on growth through key intermediate outcomes. A coherent picture emerges: aid stimulates growth and reduces poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009260998
To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its … of the Congo, Somalia, and others, as they need inclusive growth to reinforce the politics of peace. This is the context …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225330