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The objective of this paper is to focus on fragility research findings and examine what works or does not work in … development aid and development cooperation in fragile and conflictaffected contexts. We draw on our own research findings as well … as country-level studies. We examine questions of aid effectiveness in the context of supporting good governance in …
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Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries (SDT) constitutes a central feature of the GATT/WTO system. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in developing countries. Its theoretical foundations and empirical support are, however, weak at best. In particular, SDT...
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We use an empirical gravity equation approach to study how nonreciprocal trade preferences (NRTPs), enacted mainly through the Generalized System of Preferences, affect the exports of the beneficiary nations. In line with existing studies, the average trade effect stemming from nonreciprocal...
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Special and Differential Treatment for Developing Countries (SDT) constitutes a central feature of the GATT/WTO system. Its formal goal is to foster export-led growth in developing countries. Its theoretical foundations and empirical support are, however, weak at best. In particular, SDT...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023448
learn from the Chilean experience to identify and react to the transition challenges faced by recent and future ODA … graduation under similar conditions, i.e. in countries approaching graduation from ODA. …
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Bilateral donors use foreign aid to pursue soft power. We test the effectiveness of aid in reaching this goal by …
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most cases, a positive influence on installed base. -- International Aid ; Energy Access ; Aid Effectiveness …
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We assess the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the financing capacity of the four major multilateral development banks (MDBs) specialized in sovereign lending (IBRD, ADB, IADB, AfDB), based on available capital buffers and while maintaining triple-A ratings. The capacity of MDBs to expand...
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Structural adjustment, as measured by the number of adjustment loans from the IMF and World Bank, reduces the effect of growth on poverty reduction. Growth does reduce poverty, but I find no evidence for a direct effect of structural adjustment on growth. Instead, the poor benefit less from...
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