Search Results - subject:"External aid"

External aid behavior in the recipient economy : a probit regression for Africa

Adediyan, Aderopo Raphael; Ehisuoria, Oseremen ThankGod - In: Journal of economics & management 44 (2022) 1, pp. 1-18

Aim/purpose - External aid allocation by the donors in recent years has been fraught with instability and volatility … solution to the problem requires much understanding of factors influencing the behavior of external aid in the respective … economic freedom on aid and it implies that the probability of an additional external aid allocation to African countries …

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On external aid effectiveness and school enrolment : a study on Sub-Saharan Africa

Adediyan, Aderopo Raphael; Obadoni, Venus Nmakanmma - In: Olsztyn economic journal 15 (2020) 4, pp. 301-311

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The Dutch Disease in the Portuguese Economy

Andrade, João Sousa; Duarte, António Portugal - Grupo de Estudos Monetários e Financeiros (GEMF), … - 2013

The Portuguese economy has benefited from large amounts of European structural funds since the mid-eighties. At the same time, interest rates have decreased substantially, mainly due to a credibility phenomenon. The effects of those funds and the reduction of financial costs can be considered as...

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External Aid in Elementary Education: A Double-Edged Sword

Ramachandran, Vimala - eSocialSciences - 2008

During 1992-97 external assistance in education contributed less than 5 per cent of the total of Rs 9,201 crore spent by the government (central and state) on elementary education. Of this a major chunk of Rs 450 crore was in the form of loans from the World Bank. According to government...

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Reprioritizing Government Spending on Health: Pushing an Elephant Up the Stairs?

Tandon, Ajay; Fleisher, Lisa; Li, Rong; Yap, Wei Aun - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014

Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...

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Do No Harm: Aid, Weak Institutions, and the Missing Middle in Africa

Birdsall, Nancy - 2007

of healthy institutions, particularly healthy institutions of the state. I propose that if external aid is to be helpful …

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Debt and PRSP Conditionality

Kiringai, Jane - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2002

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How volatile and unpredictable are aid flows, and what are the policy implications?

Bulír, Aleés; Hamann, A. Javier - 2001

This paper examines empirical evidence on the volatility and uncertainty of aid flows, and the main policy implications. Aid is found to be more volatile than fiscal revenues—particularly in highly aid-dependent countries—and mildly procyclical in relation to activity in the recipient...

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How Volatile and Unpredictable are Aid Flows, and What are the Policy Implications?

Bulir, Ales; Hamann, A. Javier - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2001

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