This policy chapter summarises an evolving debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption and institutions. It … institutions. Moreover, another debate on the incidence of foreign aid distortions on corruption is also assessed in light of a … recently celebrated literature on development assistance. Overall, the findings show that the effects of foreign aid on …

This note reconciles an on-going debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption by introducing a previously missing … that both narratives in the debate are correct, contingent on the type of development assistance. The QR results are robust …

The Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) and Asongu (2012, EB; 2013, EEL) debate on ‘the effect of foreign aid on corruption' has … reducing (increasing) corruption (corruption-control) are discussed …

We assemble more pieces on the puzzle of the aid-corruption nexus. In essence, we extend the debate on the effect of … foreign aid on corruption by providing evidence on dynamic effects of wealth, legal origin, religious-domination, regional … on corruption is most significant in: Middle-income, French civil-law, Christian-dominated, non-oil exporting and …

updated data (1996-2010) from 52 African countries we provide robust evidence of a positive aid-corruption nexus. Development …The Okada & Samreth (2012, EL) finding that aid deters corruption could have an important influence on policy and … academic debates. This paper partially negates their criticism of the mainstream approach to the aid-development nexus. Using …

policy options, the dataset is disaggregated into fundamental characteristics of African development based on income levels …, legal origins, natural resources and landlockedness. While the hypothesis is invalid in baseline Africa, low income and … characteristics of development. Policy implications, caveats and directions for future research are discussed …

private investment and fixed capital formation through fiscal policy mechanisms. We propose an endogenous growth theory based … the period 1996-2010. While the findings on the tax effort channel are overwhelmingly consistent with theory across …

private investment and fixed capital formation through fiscal policy mechanisms. We propose an endogenous growth theory based … 1996-2010. While the findings on the tax effort channel are overwhelmingly consistent with theory across specifications and …

This paper puts figures to the facts of Eubank (2012), a recently celebrated paper in the Journal of Development … dataset is disaggregated into fundamental characteristics of African development based on income-levels, legal origins …, natural resources and landlockeness. While the Eubank hypothesis is invalid in baseline Africa, low-income and English common …

academic and policy-making debates. Eubank has warned that his findings should not be generalized across Africa until they are …