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A Signal of Altruistic Motivation for Foreign Aid : A Theoretical Model and Empirical Test
Civelli, Andrea - 2015
logit regression of signal determinants and the growth effects of ODA from signal-positive pairs compared to non … associated with altruism. The growth exercise shows ODA from signal bearers displays stronger reverse causation and more positive …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013023940
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Aid and income : another time-series perspective
Lof, Matthijs; Mekasha, Tseday Jemaneh; Tarp, Finn - 2013
endogeneity problem in the aid-growth relationship. Evidence from a panel VAR model estimated on the dataset of NDHKM, suggests a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009765443
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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...
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Aid project proliferation and absorptive capacity
Roodman, David - 2006
Much public discussion about foreign aid has focused on whether and how to increase its quantity. But recently aid quality has come to the fore, by which is meant the efficiency of the aid delivery process. This paper focuses on one process problem, the proliferation of aid projects and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010284768
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Poverty and governance : the contest for aid
Epstein, Gil S. (contributor); Gang, Ira N. (contributor) - 2008
Countries compete with one another for funds distributed by nongovernment organizations (NGOs). We examine the competition over poverty and governance conducted by a NGO in the allocation of its funds among potential recipient countries. The NGO in its decisionmaking process also takes into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003793479
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Aid effectiveness and limited enforceable conditionality
Scholl, Almuth (contributor) - 2005
This paper analyzes optimal foreign aid policy in a neoclassical framework with a conflict of interest between the donor and the recipient government. Aid conditionality is modelled as a limited enforceable contract. We define conditional aid policy to be self-enforcing if, at any point in time,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003324104
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Function or Signal? 1st Party or 3rd Party? Local Aid and Foreign Direct Investment
Brazys, Samuel Rueckert - 2019
Recent data advances have opened exciting new avenues for analyzing the political economy of foreign aid. Recent papers have looked at the social, environmental or welfare implications of aid. This paper, however, combines geo-referenced data on foreign aid with a similarly coded dataset of FDI...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012895794
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Aid Effectiveness : Research, Policy and Unresolved Issues
Quibria, M. G. - 2014
This paper provides a critical review of the recent research on aid effectiveness. It argues that there is an enormous disjunction between research on aid effectiveness and current policies and practices: in particular, recent empirical research efforts have spawned a large body of work that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013047901
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Institutional Development : Skill Transference Through a Reversal of "Human Capital Flight" or Technical Assistance
Ul Haque, Nadeem - 2006
We examine the issue of technical assistance versus brain drain repatriation as alternative strategies for transferring scarce skills to a skill-poor economy. Technical assistance relies mainly on expatriate skills and labor from the host country, while brain drain repatriation seeks to effect a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012782233
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Counting Chickens When They Hatch : The Short Term Effect of Aid on Growth
Clemens, Michael A.; Radelet, Steven; Bhavnani, Rikhil R - 2012
, health, or education (likely to have no relationship to growth over four years); and (3) aid that plausibly could stimulate …Past research on aid and growth is flawed because it typically examines the impact of aggregate aid on growth over a … short period, usually four years, while significant portions of aid are unlikely to affect growth in such a brief time. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014219364