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– Patterns, Determinants, Consequences
One of the key features of modern economic growth is the process of structural transformation, which is the movement of workers from agriculture to manufacturing and services. In this study, the author identifies different routes to structural transformation that we see in the developing world. They...
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– The case of Kenya
The role of exports in promoting economic growth has been widely acknowledged. This paper analyses the link between exports, imports, and growth performance in Kenya using time series data. Despite trade liberalization and export promotion policies pursued over time, Kenya’s export growth has been...
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– New evidence on the relationship between structural transformation and inequality
We examine the Kuznets postulate that structural transformation leads to higher inequality using comparable panel data for a large number of developing and developed countries for 1960–2012. Countries are in different stages of structural transformation, being either structurally underdeveloped...
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– Evidence from Donor Campaigns for Temporary UN Security Council Seats
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– The Division of Financing in World Bank Projects and Project Performance
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– Aid Effectiveness and Malawi’s Local Development Fund
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– What Can(’t) the Data Tell Us?
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– Revisiting the Evidence
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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– Introduction and Overview
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Aid Impact and Effectiveness
The questions of whether aid has impact and is effective have been the subject of a considerable literature, including attention to the aggregate impact of aid on growth across countries (Arndt, Jones, & Tarp, 2010, 2015, 2016; Burnside & Dollar, 2000; Easterly, 2003; Hansen & Tarp, 2001; Jones &...
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Over the past two decades, there has been unprecedented attention to the promotion of human development via government spending in the social sectors as a conditio sine qua non for economic growth and improved aggregate welfare. Yet the existing evidence on the subject remains limited and contested...
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