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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. This paper extends recent work by...
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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. Following the end of the Millennium Development Goals and the...
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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...
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Aid Impact and EffectivenessPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Effects of Foreign Aid on Income through International TradePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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The Impact of Foreign Aid on Maternal MortalityPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Aid Targeting to Fragile and Conflict-Affected States and Implications for Aid EffectivenessPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Do Countries Use Foreign Aid to Buy Geopolitical Influence?Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Macroeconomic Perspectives on AidMuch criticism of aid rests on no evidence at all, on out-of-date studies (many of which are methodologically weak) or on a misunderstanding of causation and country context. Many critics correlate weak or negative growth with aid flows, without much...
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The Macroeconomics of AidPart of Journal Special Issue Macroeconomic Perspectives on Aid
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Do countries use foreign aid to buy geopolitical influence?In recent years, donor countries have increasingly used different aid allocation channels to boost aid effectiveness. One delivery channel that has grown tremendously is ‘multi-bi aid’—contributions to multilateral organizations earmarked for...
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Effects of foreign aid on income through international tradeThis paper presents a review of recent studies that estimate the trade effects of foreign aid. It also provides new results obtained using panel data techniques to estimate the direct effects of aid on international trade, accounting for countries’...
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Too many cooks in the kitchen?The 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. How does the division of financing relate to overall project...
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Aid Effectiveness for Environmental SustainabilityThis collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century. Addressing the key threats of rising...