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Does Developmental Aid Impact or Impede on Growth: Evidence from Nigeria
Olanrele, Iyabo A.; Ibrahim, Taofik Mohammed - In: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues 5 (2015) 1, pp. 288-296
This paper examines the effect of four different types of developmental aid on economic growth in Nigeria utilizing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167156
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Globalization and Nigeria's National Development : WTO and International Trade in Perspective
Sanusi, Aliyu Rafindadi - 2015
that because the globalization process has come to stay, countries such as Nigeria need to reposition themselves to benefit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013010078
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Effect of Oil Price, and Exchange Rate on Current Account Balance in Nigeria
Omoregie, Osaretin Kayode - 2020
Nigeria is a mono-economy that depends largely on the revenue from crude oil exports and the country's economic … oil export, the level of development is still inadequate and Nigeria still continues to experience deficits in its current … account balance. This study investigates the effect of oil price and exchange rate on current account balance in Nigeria using …
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Aid to Africa : the changing context
Addison, Tony; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2013
To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its economy. Ongoing globalization - in trade, finance, and technology - opens up new possibilities for structural transformation, but also new risks as Africa's integration with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010225330
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Another look at foreign aid
Ranis, Gustav - 2013
The foreign aid landscape has undergone a paradigm shift in the last few decades, with changes in the behaviour of 'traditional' donors and a new focus on selectivity in aid disbursement, as well as 'new' donors and South-South co-operation playing an increasingly important role. Amidst these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010194863
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Study on quality of public finances in support of growth in the mediterranean partner countries of the EU
De Wulf, Luc; Coutinho, Leonor; Sassanpour, Cyrus; … - 2010
Until the early 1990s, the discussions on fiscal policy primarily centered on the functions of economic stabilization, income redistribution and resource allocation. Long-term growth was not usually viewed as an end itself, and fiscal policy was often not sufficiently tailored to the different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010326589
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Another look at foreign aid
Ranis, Gustav - 2013
The foreign aid landscape has undergone a paradigm shift in the last few decades, with changes in the behaviour of 'traditional' donors and a new focus on selectivity in aid disbursement, as well as 'new' donors and South-South co-operation playing an increasingly important role. Amidst these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333709
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Aid to Africa: The changing context
Addison, Tony; Singhal, Saurabh; Tarp, Finn - 2013
To continue its economic growth and create new and better livelihoods, Africa must transform the productive side of its economy. Ongoing globalization - in trade, finance, and technology - opens up new possibilities for structural transformation, but also new risks as Africa's integration with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010343247
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Country role models for development success: The case of Costa Rica
Trejos, Alberto - 2009
In this paper, I discuss the reasons for Costa Rica's economic performance over the last quarter of a century. Three complementary sets of policies (investments in human capital, careful stabilization, and an intelligent and aggressive integration into the world economy) explain the successful...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273461
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Aid effectiveness: Politics matters
Bobba, Matteo; Powell, Andrew - 2007
The literature on aid effectiveness has focused more on recipient policies than the determinants of aid allocation yet a consistent result is that political allies obtain more aid from donors than non-allies. This paper shows that aid allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278257