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Impact of sectoral allocation of foreign aid on gender equity and human development
Pickbourn, Lynda; Ndikumana, Léonce - 2013
drinking water and improved sanitation. Moreover, gender equity remains a major challenge in most countries. In this paper, we … its sectoral allocation have an impact on human development outcomes and gender equity. We find that the impact of aid on … mortality as well as the gender gap in youth literacy regardless of initial conditions, its effects are at best mixed for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009762419
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Impact of Sectoral Allocation of Foreign Aid on Gender Equity and Human Development
Pickbourn, Lynda - 2015
drinking water and improved sanitation. Moreover, gender equity remains a major challenge in most countries. In this paper, we … its sectoral allocation have an impact on human development outcomes and gender equity. We find that the impact of aid on … mortality as well as the gender gap in youth literacy regardless of initial conditions, its effects are at best mixed for other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013017315
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Aid, growth and decentralization
Lessmann, Christian; Markwardt, Gunther - 2009
This paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness. Following the decentralization theorem, the devolution of powers should increase aid effectiveness, since local decision-makers are better informed about local needs. At the same...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003851118
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Another look at foreign aid
Ranis, Gustav - 2013
The foreign aid landscape has undergone a paradigm shift in the last few decades, with changes in the behaviour of 'traditional' donors and a new focus on selectivity in aid disbursement, as well as 'new' donors and South-South co-operation playing an increasingly important role. Amidst these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010194863
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Aid Does Matter After All : Revisiting the Relationship Between Aid and Growth
Minoiu, Camelia - 2007
Recent influential studies among development economists claim that aid to developing countries is not nearly as beneficial to recipient nations as had been expected. Are these statistical analyses right? One problem is that total aid, on which most studies are based, includes two distinct kinds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012777622
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Can't Buy Me Growth : On Foreign Aid and Economic Change
Carden, Art - 2010
Evidence suggests that foreign aid does not promote economic growth. Institutions which promote entrepreneurship do promote growth. Understanding where these institutions come from is paramount to success. This essay analyzes and summarizes theory and evidence regarding the relationship between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012758082
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Aid Does Matter after All : Revisiting the Relationship between Aid and Growth
Minoiu, Camelia; Reddy, Sanjay G. - 2016
Recent influential studies among development economists claim that aid to developing countries is not nearly as beneficial to recipient nations as had been expected. Are these statistical analyses right? One problem is that total aid, on which most studies are based, includes two distinct kinds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014053063
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Development Aid and Economic Growth : A Positive Long-Run Relation
Minoiu, Camelia; Reddy, Sanjay G. - 2011
We analyze the growth impact of official development assistance to developing countries. Our approach is different from that of previous studies in two major ways. First, we disentangle the effects of two kinds of aid: developmental and non-developmental. Second, our specifications allow for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014058132
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The hard challenge of aid co-ordination
Bourguignon, François; Platteau, Jean-Philippe - 2013
Aid co-ordination is a constant theme of discussion among national and international aid agencies in their search for more effectiveness and efficiency in delivering development assistance. This paper seeks to clarify some of the arguments currently made in support of aid co-ordination, and to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767808
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Aid effectiveness : politics matters
Bobba, Matteo (contributor); Powell, Andrew (contributor) - 2007
The literature on aid effectiveness has focused more on recipient policies than the determinants of aid allocation yet a consistent result is that political allies obtain more aid from donors than non-allies. This paper shows that aid allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth,...
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