This paper adds to aid volatility literature in three ways: First it tests the validity of the aid volatility and … growth relationship from various aspects: across different time horizons, by sources of aid, and by aid volatility …. Third, when examining the relationship between International Development Association aid volatility and growth, it isolates …

Empirical evidence on aid volatility shows that it adversely impacts recipient countries. This study seeks to find if … aid volatility matters in Tuvalu — a small aid recipient country in the Pacific. The study finds that, with a coefficient … of variation of 0.49, aid volatility in Tuvalu is significant. It is also found that project aid is more volatile than …

This paper reviews both the literature on aid volatility and also adds to that literature. In general, the focus of … this literature has been on the volatility of overall aid, while we focus more on the volatility of the individual aid … commitments and disbursements, particularly the latter. Key aid sectors in explaining total aid volatility relate to debt …