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The interest in the level of global inequality has surged in recent years. This paper complements existing estimates of global inequality by providing the first estimates of the level of bipolarization of the global income distribution.
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This journal presents a synopsis of the contextual conditions, factors and challenges under which the recent evolution of tax systems has taken place. The journal, as the studies in this collection, gives special emphasis to the role natural endowments, p
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The Long-Run Impact of Foreign Aid in 36 African Countries: Insights from Multivariate Time Series Analysis

The authors comprehensively analyse the long-run effect of foreign aid (ODA) on key macroeconomic variables in 36 sub-Saharan African countries from the mid-1960s to 2007, using a well-specified co-integrated VAR model as statistical benchmark...

Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Macroeconomics) Statistical hypothesis testing
Research Brief
Aid Effectiveness in 36 African Countries

The question of whether aid is effective in promoting growth is a controversial one...

Econometric models (Economic development) Economic assistance and foreign aid Statistical hypothesis testing
Blog
On Aid and Growth: Reflections ahead of Busan

Finn Tarp This is the first in a series of articles that Angle will be running before and after the 4 th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, organized by the Republic of Korea and the OECD (29 November to 1 December 2011)...

Econometric models (Economic development) Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic growth
Blog
Perspectives for Busan: From ReCom

Tony Addison, Lucy Scott, and Annett Victorero Aid effectiveness was a recurrent theme during the UNU-WIDER conference on ‘Foreign Aid: Research and Communication’ (ReCom), held in October in Helsinki...

Econometric models (Economic development) Cost effectiveness Economic assistance and foreign aid
Working Paper
The Long-Run Impact of Foreign Aid in 36 African Countries: Insights from Multivariate Time Series Analysis

Studies of aid effectiveness abound in the literature, often with opposing conclusions...

Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Macroeconomics) Statistical hypothesis testing
Book Chapter
Related Empirical Evidence

From the book: Poverty and Undernutrition

Malnutrition Statistical hypothesis testing
Book Chapter
Undernutrition: The FAO Estimates

From the book: Poverty and Undernutrition

Health International agencies Malnutrition
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