In previous papers we have argued that aid is likely to mitigate the negative effects of external shocks on economic growth (i.e., aid is more effective in countries that are more vulnerable to external shocks). Recently an important debate has emerged about the possible negative effects of aid...

<alinea/> In this paper the authors analyze whether the allocations of aid and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Africa complement or substitute for each other. More specifically, they try to identify if countries receiving less international private investment tend to receive more official development...

[fre] Allocation de l'aide internationale et instabilités sociopolitiques. . Cet article propose une analyse économétrique des effets de trois types d'instabilités sociopolitiques - instabilités violente, sociale et d'élite - sur l'allocation de l'aide internationale. En utilisant...

The objective of the paper is to analyze the respective impact of aid and remittances on human<np pagenum="042"/> development as measured by infant and child mortality rates. Panel data on a sample of 109 developing countries, and cross-country quintile-level data on a sample of 47 developing countries are...

This paper proposes an econometric analysis of the effects of three kinds of socio-political instability ? violent, social and elite ? on foreign aid allocation. Arellano and Bond [1991] application of the generalized method of moments estimations show that the effect of socio-political...

We propose an econometric analysis of the distributive impact of trade flows, foreign direct investment (fdi), official aid and migrants? remittances. Results suggest that fdi increases inequality, while remittances tend to reduce inequality. Trade and aid have a non-linear relationship with...

Cet article analyse l’influence des élections sur les politiques économiques et la gouvernance dans les pays en développement. Nous distinguons un effet structurel des élections – via la responsabilité politique – d’un effet cyclique potentiellement perturbateur. Puisque ces deux...

In previous papers we have argued that aid is likely to mitigate the negative effects of external shocks on economic growth (i.e. that aid is more effective in countries which are more vulnerable to external shocks). Recently an important debate has emerged about the possible negative effects of...

In two previous papers we have argued that aid is likely to mitigate the negative effects of external shocks on economic growth (i.e. that aid is more effective in countries which are more vulnerable to external shocks). Recently an important debate has emerged about the possible negative...