This paper introduces the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion on February 24, 2022. We measure support from Western governments, namely by G7 and European Union member countries. Due to our focus...

This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This second version covers the period January 24 until April 23, 2022. We measure support from Western governments,...

This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This third version covers government commitments between January 24 and May 10, 2022. We now track support by 37...

This paper presents the “Ukraine Support Tracker”, which lists and quantifies military, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war. This fourth version covers government commitments made between January 24 and June 7, 2022 and has a new detailed...

This paper estimates the nature and magnitude of the local externalities from own industry scale, as envisioned by Marshall. Census panel data on individual plants in high-tech and machinery industries across up to 487 countries are utilized, to quantify the direct effects of local external...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all countries of the Asia Pacific region over the last few months with far reaching economic health and social consequences. To counter the impact governments have accelerated their health spending and announced large macroeconomic stabilization and stimulus...

The increasing role aid effectiveness in global development cooperation agenda puts a special emphasis on establishment of the M&E systems. The article reveals the current efforts of Russia as a new donor in establishing and operationalizing the M&E system for its international development...

The Marshall Plan (1948–1952) was the largest aid transfer in history. This paper estimates its effects on Italy's postwar local economic development. It exploits plausibly exogenous differences between Italian provinces in the value of reconstruction grants they received. Provinces that could...

Obwohl sich die Staatengemeinschaft im Dezember 2018 mit dem Globalen Pakt für Flüchtlinge zum internationalen Flüchtlingsschutz bekannt hat, ist die Bereitschaft zur Aufnahme von Flüchtlingen weltweit gesunken. Bei der Suche nach einem praktikablen Modus der Verantwortungsteilung gibt es...

The Marshall Plan (1948-1952) was the largest aid transfer in history. This paper estimates its effects on Italy's postwar economic development. It exploits differences between Italian provinces in the value of reconstruction grants they received. Provinces that could modernize more their...

Reassessing The Philanthropist's Burden -- Everybody Wants to Change the World: The Boom in International Philanthropy -- Lessons from the Contemporary Global Philanthropy Practice -- The Community Bank Model of International Philanthropy -- Rise Up & Care, The Demonstration Project --...

Governments have always intervened in the economy. This intervention varies in terms of scope. Presently, one of the most important instruments of government intervention in the economy is the provision of state aid. State aid puts its beneficiaries in a privileged position, which increases the...

In den letzten Jahren ist die Zahl der Menschen, die erzwungenermaßen ihre Heimatländer verlassen mussten, auf das höchste Niveau seit dem Zweiten Weltkrieg angestiegen. Millionen Menschen versuchen, dem Morden in Regionen wie Syrien, Afghanistan oder dem Südsudan zu entkommen. Andere leiden...

This paper investigates the contribution of private and public channels for consumption risk sharing in the EMU over the period 1999-2015. In particular, we explore the role of financial integration versus international financial assistance for private consumption smoothing in this set of...

The Eurozone crisis has constituted one of the most dramatic events in the history of the European Union (EU), and has been the reason for an extensive overhaul of the EU operating framework (particularly for the Eurozone). The first Eurozone Member State to resort to the then ad hoc EU-IMF...

This paper investigates the contribution of private and public channels for consumption risk sharing in the EMU over the period 1999-2015. In particular, we explore the role of financial integration versus international financial assistance for private consumption smoothing in this set of...

Russia is unique among emerging donors for being a ‘re-emerging' donor: the Soviet Union was one of the largest donor countries in the world, and Russia's period as an aid recipient was relatively brief. Russian development cooperation is driven by key security and economic priorities, as well...

"Politics rules. Whether we like it or not, we are subject to politics wherever we go and whatever we are doing. Development is always and everywhere political, and frequently occurs with the interests of the powerful at the forefront. Can we hope to better understand the politics that shapes...