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...
Growth and employment
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?
This is part of the 'ReCom – research and communication on foreign aid' project.
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Focal point: Finn Tarp
Assistant: Janis Vehmaan-Kreula
Communications: Annett Victorero
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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. We employ a simulation approach to: (i) validate the coherence of empirical aid-growth studies published since 2008; and (ii)...
Working Paper
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. Both returns are expected to vary across...
Journal 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. We provide an overview of the 10 studies, grouping them under three sub-themes: the aid–growth relationship; the supply...
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Fiscal Composition and Aid EffectivenessPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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Aid Supplies Over TimePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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Aid and Government Fiscal BehaviorPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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Aid and IncomePart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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The Hard Challenge of Aid CoordinationPart of Journal Special Issue Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
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Theme: Past, 2010-11