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The Impact of Remittances and Foreign Aid on Savings/Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
Balde, Yero - 2011
investment in respective samples of 37 and 34 SSA over the period 1980-2004. It also analyzes comparatively the effectiveness of … remittances and foreign aid in promoting savings and investment. OLS and instrumental variables (2SLS) with country fixed … savings and investment in SSA, meaning that contrary to most of conclusion found in the literature, migrant remittances in SSA …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013130389
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Decentralizing aid with interested parties
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2006
This paper analyses the decentralization of decisionmaking in aid-giving in a theoretical rent-seeking framework. In this analysis the root donor establishes a necessary criterion for potential recipients: good governance. The potential recipients compete in hierarchal contests for funds. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284555
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It works; it doesn't; it can, but that depends...: 50 years of controversy over the macroeconomic impact of development aid
McGillivray, Mark; Feeny, Simon; Hermes, Niels; … - 2005
. – aid ; savings ; investment ; growth ; econometrics ; policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284685
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Is Foreign Aid Motivated by Altruism or Self-Interest? A Theoretical Model and Empirical Test
Civelli, Andrea - 2014
Why do some countries give foreign aid to poorer countries and what is its effect on recipient growth? Many decades of research has not provided definitive answers to either of these questions. One obstacle to answering these linked questions is that unobserved donor motivation may create an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013059467
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Foreign Aid, a Tool for Donor States’ Interests? A Case Study on Africa
Nyarko, John Abbam - 2023
Aid is a critical part of the economic development of states, especially developing states. Without donor states, many African countries would have experienced worse economic performances and increased rates of poverty which could worsen the current state of security in the subregion as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014263842
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Business Cycle Fluctuations, Large Shocks, and Development Aid : New Evidence
Dabla-Norris, Era; Minoiu, Camelia; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - 2016
We examine the cyclical properties of development aid using bilateral data for 22 donors and over 100 recipients during 1970‒2005. We find that bilateral aid flows are on average pro-cyclical with respect to business cycles in donor and recipient countries. However, they become...
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Good Governance and Good Aid Allocation
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2021
We model the aid allocation decision where the donor government has announced that good governance is the criterion for receiving aid. Potential recipients must compete for the aid funds. The structure of the competition is important to the donor in terms of achieving good governance, and to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013325086
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Joining, upgrading and being competitive in global value chains : a strategic framework
Cattaneo, O.; Gereffi, Gary; Miroudot, S.; Taglioni, Daria - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009732083
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Burkina Faso's perspective on Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD)
Delalande, Guillaume; Sangaré, Cécile; Rühmann, … - 2020
This working paper presents the main findings of the pilot study conducted in Burkina Faso in 2019 as part of the development of the statistical measurement framework for "Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD)". The pilot study includes Burkina Faso’s perspective on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012237177
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Aid Effectiveness on Accumulation
Doucouliagos, Hristos - 2008
effect on investment, and a (fairly) small significant negative effect on domestic savings. The aggregate result is thus an … considered, a small positive and statistically significant investment effect is found, together with a small negative effect on … impact on investment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012724016