This paper proposes that aid flowing to smaller (less populous) countries has a negative impact on the quality of … impacts are positive. The analysis here suggests that the level of development, the size of an economy, and the level of aid … presented that suggests the impact of aid is damaging in small vis-à-vis large countries, and that, while aid increases economic …

This paper surveys recent research on aid and growth. It also provides an overview of research on inter-recipient aid … allocation. The overall focus of the paper is on the relevance of these issues for poverty-efficient aid, defined as a pattern of … inter-recipient aid allocation which maximises poverty reduction. It identifies a range of povertyreducing criteria on which …

This paper summarises research on aid allocation and effectiveness, highlighting the current findings of recent … research on aid allocation to fragile states. Fragile states are defined by the donor community as those with either critically … of research and analysis on how aid should and is being allocated across all developing countries. Various aid allocation …

Recent literature has debated possible adverse impacts of aid volatility on a country's economic performance. Our paper … adds to this literature in three ways: First it tests the validity of the aid volatility and growth relationship from … various aspects: across time horizons, by sources of aid, and by aid volatility interactions with country characteristics …

I discuss how aid can support growth in small, isolated economies. Small markets frustrate scale economies and …

The available evidence on the effects of aid on growth is notoriously mixed. We use a novel empirical methodology, a …, imports, and per capita GDP growth to a “global” aid shock (the common component of individual country aid-to-GDP ratios). We … find that the estimated cumulative responses of exports and per capita GDP growth to a global aid shock are strongly …

Cross?country econometric studies of aid effectiveness are numerous and often criticized. Relying on results of those … which seem the most relevant and robust, this paper argues that aid is leading to poverty reduction, in particular in … vulnerable countries. It examines the main methodological challenges faced by these studies, related to the definition aid, to …

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 … divide aid into three categories: (1) emergency and humanitarian aid (likely to be negatively correlated with growth); (2 …

responsiveness of employment to growth. The role of development aid in this context is problematic. Across Africa more aid went to … countries with a low employment intensity of growth. The paper proposes a new approach to aid and poverty in Africa, one that …

The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of … aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter …