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Aid can help countries generate more growth and employment, but what are the channels that work best for growth? How can aid help improve the livelihoods of the poorest people, improve the opportunities for women in the labour market, and provide more emp
In this part of the ReCom–Research and Communication on Foreign Aid project we look at what aid can do to create more economic growth and employment . The key questions include; What are the effects of aid on growth? Through which channels does aid act best as a catalyzer for growth? How can aid help improve the livelihoods of the poorest people, improve the opportunities for women in the labour market, and provide more employment for young people?
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Professor Tarp has four decades of experience in academic and applied development economics research and teaching. His field experience covers more than two decades of in-country work in 35 countries across Africa and the developing world more...
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What Is the Aggregate Economic Rate of Return to Foreign Aid?In recent years, academic studies have been converging towards the view that foreign aid promotes aggregate economic growth...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Simulation methods (Economics)Video
UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Professor Lant PritchettAn interview with Professor Lant Pritchett from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, conducted during his visit to Helsinki to deliver a presentation titled 'It’s a Deals World: The Dynamics of Capitalism with Weak...
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UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Nicolas van de WalleThe intricate dynamic between foreign aid to Africa, democratic transitions and consolidation is the topic of a series of research papers being published under the ReCom Governance & Fragility theme this spring. In this interview we speak to...
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ReCom results meeting: Jobs – Aid at workThe ReCom results meeting under the theme ‘Growth & Employment’ titled 'Jobs – Aid at Work' was held 8 October in Copenhagen, Denmark. Speakers included policy makers, practitioners and academics. More about the event...
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Research communication: Why doesn’t research turn into policy?At the recent UNU-WIDER research conference on development and climate change, the communications team took the opportunity to ask participants visiting us here in Helsinki for their views on how research turns into policy. We heard many interesting...
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Aid creates growth and jobsWhat can foreign do for economic growth and jobs? An important role of aid is to help poor countries mobilize their resources for producing goods and services, thus supporting growth.
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New landscape of povertyThe global landscape of poverty has been changing quite dramatically during recent years.
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Development finance - a role for foreign assistanceHas foreign aid boosted economic growth on average in developing countries? How and why is the aid landscape changing? What are the key strategic choices ahead for the development community? These and many other questions were discussed in a policy...
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The Return to Foreign AidWe investigate the marginal productivity of investment across countries. The aim is to estimate the return on investments financed by foreign aid and by domestic resource mobilization, using aggregate data...
Economic growth Investments Panel analysisJournal Special Issue
Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of AidThis is an introduction to the UNU-WIDER special issue of World Development on aid policy and the macroeconomic management of aid...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policy Monetary policyJournal Article
Fiscal Composition and Aid Effectiveness: A Political Economy ModelPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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Aid Supplies Over Time: Addressing Heterogeneity, Trends, and DynamicsPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
Business cycles Economic assistance and foreign aid Financial crisisJournal Article
Aid and Government Fiscal Behavior: Assessing Recent EvidencePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Fiscal policy Government spending policyJournal Article
Aid and Income: Another Time-Series PerspectivePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) Economic growthJournal Article
The Hard Challenge of Aid CoordinationPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development)Context
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