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framework for examining possible policy responses to increased aid, in terms of absorption and spending of aid - where the … central bank controls absorption through monetary policy and the sale of foreign exchange and the fiscal authority controls … part in the policy reaction to aid surges. Fiscal and monetary authorities should coordinate their responses to an aid …
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prudence confronts many challenges. This paper discusses what low-income countries can do to shape fiscal policy frameworks … expenditure programs and finances. It suggests what approaches can be used to manage the greater fiscal policy risks associated … with a scaled-up aid environment, including coordination with monetary policy. The paper also discusses what institutional …
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The most recent literature on aid effectiveness finds a positive effect of aid on growth. To the extent that aid goes through the budget, this either reflects an aid-financed increase in government expenditures (quantity effect) or an improvement in the use of government resources as a result of...
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Aid is said to be fungible at the aggregate level if it raises government expenditures by less than the total amount. This happens when the recipient government decreases domestic revenue, decreases net borrowing, or when aid bypasses the budget. This study makes three contributions to both...
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developing countries: through behavioural effects, donor conditionality, recipient policy reform and technical assistance; and …
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Despite the voluminous literature on fiscal policy, very few papers focus on low-income countries (LICs). This paper … home bias-play a key role in determining the effects of fiscal policy and related multipliers in these countries. External …
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The most recent literature on aid effectiveness finds a positive effect of aid on growth. To the extent that aid goes through the budget, this either reflects an aid-financed increase in government expenditures (quantity effect) or an improvement in the use of government resources as a result of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014149694
framework for examining possible policy responses to increased aid, in terms of absorption and spending of aid - where the … central bank controls absorption through monetary policy and the sale of foreign exchange and the fiscal authority controls … part in the policy reaction to aid surges. Fiscal and monetary authorities should coordinate their responses to an aid …
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policy, it has tended to neglect the effect of aid on the fiscal behaviour of governments. While fiscal response models have …
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