Does Aid Mitigate External Shocks?

This paper investigates the role of aid in mitigating the adverse effects of commodity export price shocks on growth in commodity-dependent countries. Using a large cross- country dataset, they find that negative shocks matter for short-term growth, while the ex ante risk of shocks does not seem to matter. [Discussion Paper No. 2008/06]

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Year of publication:	2010-11
Authors:	Collier, Paul ; Goderis, Benedikt
Institutions:	eSocialSciences
Subject:	aid \| commodities \| export \| price shocks

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Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Institutional Papers
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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