The government of Trinidad and Tobago has adopted a two-phased approach to privatizing its water services. In the first phase, a preconcession, or enhanced management contract, was recently awarded through a competitive bidding process. After three to five years, in the second phase, this...

To many, reducing water losses is seen as key to more sustainable water management. The arguments to reduce water losses are compelling, but reducing water losses has turned out to be challenging. This paper applies a panel data analysis with fixed effects to determine the major drivers of...

Aid is good for the poor. This paper uses detailed aid data spanning 60 developing countries over the past two decades to show that social aid significantly and directly benefits the poorest in society, while economic aid increases the income of the poor through growth. This new and unequivocal...