NGO aid is still widely believed to be superior to official aid (ODA). However, the incentives of NGOs to excel and target aid to the poor and deserving are increasingly disputed. We contribute to the emerging literature on the allocation of NGO aid by performing panel Tobit estimations for...

We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries...

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For FDI to help stimulate economic growth and alleviate poverty in developing countries, two conditions have to be met. The first requirement is to improve developing countries' attractiveness to foreign investors. Second, the host-country environment in which foreign investors operate must be...

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Bis in die jüngste Zeit waren die ostasiatischen Tigerstaaten wegen ihrer „beeindruckenden Wirtschaftspolitik" gelobt und als Vorbild für andere Volkswirtschaften dargestellt worden. Kam die Wirtschaftskrise in Ostasien völlig überraschend? Was löste die schweren wirtschaftlichen...