Focusing on seven bilateral donors over a 25 year period, the paper answers 4 questions related to aid allocation … practice. Questions one and two examine allocation differences between donors and time periods. Questions three and four relate … of four factors that influence aid allocation: poverty, policy, proximity and population. The results reaffirm findings …

In the efficient allocation of aid, aid is targeted disproportionately to countries with severe poverty and adequate … policies. For a given level of poverty, aid tapers in with policy reform. In the actual allocation of aid, aid tapers out with … reform. Aid now lifts about 30 million people a year out of absolute poverty. With a poverty-efficient allocation, the same …

In the efficient allocation of aid, aid is targeted disproportionately to countries with severe poverty and adequate … policies. For a given level of poverty, aid tapers in with policy reform. In the actual allocation of aid, aid tapers out with … reform. - Aid now lifts about 30 million people a year out of absolute poverty. With a poverty-efficient allocation, the same …