The impact of aid on growth revisited: Do donor motives matter?

The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Kilby, Christopher ; Dreher, Axel
Publisher:	Zurich : ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute
Subject:	Internationale Wirtschaftshilfe \| Entwicklungshilfe \| Public Choice \| Wirkungsanalyse \| Wirtschaftswachstum \| Schätzung \| Welt \| Entwicklungsländer \| Aid \| Growth \| Politics

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Series:	KOF Working Papers ; 225
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3929/ethz-a-005817197 [DOI] 615018483 [GVK] hdl:10419/50389 [Handle]
Classification:	F35 - Foreign Aid ; O40 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity. General
Source:	EconStor

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