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Donors for tax morale: Evidence from 34 African countriesDo aid projects affect citizens’ motivation to pay taxes? We address this question by combining fine-grained data on aid projects from AidData and survey data from the Afrobarometer for 34 African countries...
Foreign aid Tax morale State capacityWorking Paper
Aid and social cohesionA plethora of work has been done on the effectiveness of foreign aid. However, virtually none of the previous studies has investigated the impact of aid on social cohesion...
Social cohesion Foreign aid Panel dataBook Chapter
Foreign aid and peacebuildingForeign aid is a core component of peacebuilding and among the largest external financial flows to fragile states and conflict-affected areas. Nevertheless, troubling critiques have been raised about its overall impact and effectiveness...
Foreign aid Peacebuilding Aid effectivenessBlog
Foreign aid can help stem the decline of democracy, if used in the right wayDemocracy is having a hard time. In India, once the world’s largest democracy, the pandemic has hastened the country’s slide toward authoritarianism ...
Foreign aid Development aid Aid effectivenessPresentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for USAIDMiguel Niño-Zarazúa , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist , Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the report Effects of Swedish and international...
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EBA/UNU-WIDER study on democracy aid featured in Kehityslehti
Democracy aid Democracy Aid effectiveness Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for DEvalOn Thursday, 11 March 2021 at 16:00 CET, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist , Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the...
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Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for IFESOn Friday, 19 February 2021 at 08.30 EST, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist , Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the findings of the...
Presentation
Rachel M. Gisselquist and Miguel Niño-Zarazúa on Effectiveness of International & Swedish Democracy Aid for ICLDOn Tuesday, 16 February 2021 at 13:00 Stockholm time, Miguel Niño-Zarazúa , Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, and Rachel M. Gisselquist , Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER will be presenting and discussing the...
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Effects of aid on social protection systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Theme: Transforming states
Foreign aid Development aid Aid effectivenessWorking Paper
Does aid support democracy?: A systematic review of the literatureThis study draws on a rigorous systematic review—to our knowledge the first in this area—to take stock of the literature on aid and democracy. It asks: Does aid—especially democracy aid—have positive impact on democracy? How?...
Foreign aid Democracy Systematic reviewWorking Paper
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 states