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McGillivray, Mark; Feeny, Simon - 2008

The literature on aid has come a long way in recent years, and as a result we now know much more about aid effectiveness than possibly ever before. But significant gaps in knowledge remain. One such gap is the effectiveness of aid in the so-called ‘fragile states’, countries with critically...

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The macroeconomic costs of conflict

Novta, Natalija; Pugacheva, Evgenia - 2020

Macroeconomic costs of conflict are generally very large, with GDP per capita about 28 percent lower ten years after … conflict onset. This is overwhelmingly driven by private consumption, which falls by 25 percent ten years after conflict onset …. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines in official trade, with exports (imports) estimated to be 58 (34) percent …

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Aid, volatility and growth again: When aid volatility matters and when it does not

Chauvet, Lisa; Guillaumont, Patrick - 2008

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...

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Development assistance and development finance: Evidence and global policy agendas

Addison, Tony; Mavrotas, George; McGillivray, Mark - 2005

Understanding the development effects of official aid is crucial to building a better bridge between research and policy. This paper reviews the current evidence regarding the impact of aid on growth and poverty reduction, and develops a new narrative. In the light of this narrative, the paper...

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Aid and growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Accounting for transmission mechanisms

Gomanee, Karuna; Girma, Sourafel; Morrissey, Oliver - 2005

This paper is a contribution to the literature on aid and growth. Despite an extensive empirical literature in this area, existing studies have not addressed directly the mechanisms via which aid should affect growth. We identify investment as the most significant transmission mechanism, and...

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Assessing oil and non-oil GDP growth from space : an application to Yemen 2012-17

Debbich, Majdi - 2019

contraction of economic activity in Yemen throughout the ongoing conflict that erupted in 2015. Using estimated nightlights … official figures. I also find that the impact of the conflict has been geographically uneven with economic activity contracting …

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The economic consequences of conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa

Fang, Xiangming; Kothari, Siddharth; McLoughlin, Cameron; … - 2020

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Hunting for leopards: Long-run country income dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba; Page, John - 2008

This paper examines the country-level dynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. We are primarily interested in examining how growth has affected mobility and the distribution of income among countries. We analyse changes in the cross-country income structure and convergence....

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Beyond industrialization: New approaches to development strategy based on the service sector

Sheehan, Peter - 2008

Industrialization occupies a central place in the rich tapestry of development theory and practice. Although that place has varied over time, many have agreed with Nicholas Kaldor that the kind of economic growth that leads to high real income per capita can only occur through industrialization....

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Types of entrepreneurship and economic growth

Stam, Erik; van Stel, André J. - 2009

In this paper, we empirically investigate the effect of entrepreneurship on economic growth at the country level. We use data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, which provides comparative data on entrepreneurship from a wide range of countries. An important element of this paper is that...

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