transfers be from a richer to a poorer country. But normally we do not know who are the taxpayers who finance international aid … nor who are the beneficiaries of aid. We can nevertheless establish the rules such that the likelihood of a globally … richer than rich countries- taxpayers. Some rules for changing eligibility criteria for aid are proposed. …

Using data from 1988 to 2007, we examine to what extent bilateral aid flows of an individual donor to a country depend … on aid flows from all other bilateral and multilateral donors to that country in that year. We thereby want to assess to … what extent donor coordination, free-riding, selectivity, specialization, and common donor motivations drive bilateral aid …

There is some debate regarding whether aid to poor recipients should be given in the form of loans or grants. This … paper concentrates on whether the form of aid influences the effects on recipient fiscal behaviour. The main part of this … paper investigates the recipient tax revenue response to inflows of aid and whether the composition of aid, i.e. loans or …

This paper analyses the distribution of total aid and aid to the social sectors between 2009 and 2011. Its key findings … are four-fold. First, despite the stated objectives of donors, total aid disbursements are broadly neutral, favouring … neither the most deprived nor relatively well-off countries. Second, the pattern of social sector aid disbursements follows …

Official Development Assistance (ODA) is subject to a pro-cyclical trend in aid which falls when donors encounter recession. We … attempt to answer the question of whether and how donors adjust aid budgets in response to various macroeconomic shocks. The … on aid budget adjustments in the short run. Crises are found to affect aid budgets and their trend through two channels …

The study examines Zambia's evolving aid relationship in relation to the country's democratic trajectory. The impact of … aid in terms of democratic consolidation is linked to the development of the party system, the efficacy of key democratic …. The study suggests that there are many good reasons for so-called traditional donors to phase out aid to Zambia. Zambia …