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Occupational choice of skilled workers in the presence of a large development sector: Evidence from Sierra LeoneUsing data from Sierra Leone, I explore the role of cognitive ability in sorting across sectors and the importance of perceptions in the employment decision-making process...
Development Employment Foreign aidPolicy Brief
Aid effectiveness: Growth and beyondThe questions of whether aid has impact and is effective have been the subject of considerable attention...
Aid effectiveness aid and growth Development aidJournal Article
Do Countries Use Foreign Aid to Buy Geopolitical Influence?: Evidence from Donor Campaigns for Temporary UN Security Council SeatsPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
funding Foreign aid Aid effectivenessJournal Article
Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?: The Division of Financing in World Bank Projects and Project PerformancePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid fundingJournal Article
Aid Targeting to Fragile and Conflict-Affected States and Implications for Aid EffectivenessPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid Fragile statesJournal Article
The Impact of Foreign Aid on Maternal MortalityPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Foreign aid Maternal mortality Muskoka InitiativeJournal Article
Effects of Foreign Aid on Income through International TradePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
bilateral aid Exports Free tradeJournal Article
Aid Impact and Effectiveness: Introduction and OverviewPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Donors Fragile states Climate change
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The vital role of aid in developmentThe UNU-WIDER research programme on foreign aid ( ReCom ) began in 2010, in a period of strong aid scepticism. Dambisa Moyo’s well-known book, Dead Aid (2009), is just one example...
Aid effectiveness Aid policy Conflict managementWorking Paper
The impact of foreign aid on maternal mortalityIn 2010, the G8 placed renewed focus on maternal health via the Muskoka Initiative by committing to spend an additional US$5 billion on maternal, newborn, and child health before 2015...
Foreign aid Maternal mortality Muskoka InitiativeWorking Paper
Aid targeting to fragile and conflict-affected states and implications for aid effectivenessWhile significant amounts of foreign aid have been allocated to the group of so-called fragile and conflict-affected states in recent years, it is not clear whether that aid is targeted to where it is most needed...
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid Fragile statesWorking Paper
Too many cooks in the kitchen?: The division of financing in World Bank projects and project performanceThe total funding envelope for World Bank projects is often divided among various state and non-state actors, each of which can have competing ideas about or interests in the project...
Aid effectiveness Foreign aid fundingWorking Paper
Effects of foreign aid on income through international tradeThis paper presents a review of recent studies that estimate the trade effects of foreign aid...
bilateral aid Exports Free tradeWorking Paper
Do countries use foreign aid to buy geopolitical influence?: Evidence from donor campaigns for temporary UN Security Council seatsIn recent years, donor countries have increasingly used different aid allocation channels to boost aid effectiveness...
funding Foreign aid Aid effectivenessBook Chapter
ConclusionFrom the book: Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability
Foreign aid Climate change Sustainable development