of aid surges. Absent sterilization, a peg allows for almost full aid absorption—an increase in the current account … deficit net of aid—delivering the same effects as those of a flexible regime but with a necessary increase in inflation …

In Nowak-Lehmann et al. (2012), we used time-series methods to investigate the impact of aid on per capita GDP. Lof … aid variable, and a different sample, they claim to find a positive effect of aid on income, which contrasts with our own … causality tests shows that there is no robust effect of aid on income. …

This paper reviews evidence published in the last 10years that has added to our understanding of the effects of aid on … efficient aid modality. Three generalizations are permitted by the evidence: aid finances government spending; the extent to … which aid is fungible is over-stated and even where it is fungible this does not appear to make the aid less effective; and …

This paper explores the role of remittances and foreign aid inflows during food price shocks. The results yield four …, remittance and aid inflows dampen the effect of positive food price shock and food price instability on household consumption in …

foreign aid to Niger has ignored grievances on grave environmental impacts and rampant institutional failures while a crisis … aid delivery remains insufficient to address structural deficiencies cemented by decades of investment-friendly ‘politics …

Despite interest in public support for aid to developing countries, there has been limited academic research. This … paper reports analysis of survey data for the United Kingdom that explores the factors driving support for cuts in aid … are insignificant. The results highlight the need to examine support for aid in the context of government spending more …

In this paper, we examine the influence of unpredictable aid on a recipient’s economic growth. If aid amounts vary by … year and the changes are unpredictable, we expect that this “unpredictability” decreases aid’s growth-enhancing effect …. This naturally raises the questions: How large is the influence of aid “unpredictability” on a recipient’s economic growth …

This study investigates the effects of aid inflows and the volatility of public investment on economic growth in 26 Sub …-Saharan African countries over the period from 1992 to 2011. Three volatility variables comprising aid, government revenue, and public … investment are incorporated into an aid-growth model to test for their effect on economic growth. Using the Generalized Method of …