This thesis consists of four essays in empirical macroeconomics. The first three essays examine the conduct of monetary policy during a disinflationary and deflationary era, with the policy interest rates close to or at the zero bound.The questions of interest include the potency of the interest...

Theoretical preconditions for development finance evaluation -- Public sources of development finance -- Private sources of development finance -- Monitoring and Evaluation of Development Finance -- Evaluating the impact of development finance.