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The effects of AI Assistance on self-promotion

Koch, Alexander K.; Kragl, Jenny; Ming, Sijuan; … - 2026

Persistent gender gaps in self-promotion contribute to unequal labor market outcomes. In this study, we investigate how AI-assisted writing tools shape selfpromotion, and, as a secondary outcome, confidence and how these effects interact with gender. For this purpose, we conducted an online...

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The effects of AI assistance on self-promotion

Koch, Alexander K.; Kragl, Jenny; Ming, Sijuan; … - 2026

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Moral capital threshold in the effectiveness of ODA for social infrastructure

Vincent, Moses Owede; Greyling, Lorraine - 2026

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Driving impact : foundations of development effectiveness reforms at the IDB

2026

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The ties That bind : Part 1 (1950s-1990s) Japan-South asia relations and decades of development cooperation partnership

Jain, Purnendra - 2026

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The ties that bind : part 2 (2000-2024) Japan-South asia relations and development cooperation partnership in the twenty-first century and in the era of the indo-pacific

Jain, Purnendra - 2026

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Resilience in humanitarian logistics : adjusting capacity in the points of distribution in natural disaster areas

Heras-Garrido, Raúl R. J.; Serrato, Marco; … - 2026

Background: The administration and management of humanitarian logistical operations are considered critical factors. The extreme and unexpected nature of events such as natural disasters poses logistical challenges to humanitarian support agencies providing aid to the affected area. These...

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Burkina Faso : Technical Assistance Report-Climate Policy Diagnostic

2026

Climate-related risks are macro-critical considerations for Burkina Faso. This Climate Policy Diagnostic identifies policy reforms that reduce balance of payment risks, boost fiscal resilience, and generate positive climate outcomes. A robust package of fiscal policies is key to accelerating...

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Macroeconomic Challenges of Fragility and Policies for Stability and Growth

Miksjuk, Alexei - 2026

In 2025, fragile and conflict-affected (FCS) included 38 economies that are home to 1 billion people. The recent shocks have intensified fragility-related pressures even in more stable economies. This paper provides a comprehensive discussion of macroeconomic challenges and policies under...

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Tracking Universal Health Coverage : 2025 Global Monitoring Report

World Health Organization - 2026

The goal of universal health coverage (UHC) is for all people to receive the quality health services they need, when and where they need them, without incurring financial hardship. UHC covers the full continuum of essential health services, from health promotion to disease prevention, treatment,...

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Evaluation of the International Development Association Country Allocation System (Approach Paper)

2026

The International Development Association (IDA) is the largest source of long-term concessional financing for the world’s poorest countries. Since 1960, IDA has delivered more than US$600 billion in grants and credits at low interest rates with long-term maturities, helping client countries...

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The World Bank Group in Ethiopia, Fiscal Years 2013– 23 : Country Program Evaluation

2026

This Country Program Evaluation reviews the World Bank Group’s engagement in Ethiopia during FY2013–FY2023 across three distinct periods: rapid growth with rising macroeconomic imbalances and political unrest (FY13–FY18); government-led openings to economic reform (FY19–FY20); and...

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Human mobility in development assistance from a human security perspective : applying a protection and empowerment framework to the de Haas Quadrant model

Saito, Kiyoko; Orita, Tomomi; Lee, Chiaki - 2026

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When does success spread? : evidence from project-level evaluations in Africa

Asare, Abigail O. - 2026

This paper examines whether the success of prior aid projects affects the performance of subsequent ones based on a study of World Bank projects in Africa. While existing research has shown that aid effectiveness depends on macroeconomic conditions, institutional quality, and managerial...

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The Samaritan bureaucracy in international transfers

Coyne, Christopher J.; Hall, Abigail R.; Alshamy, Yahya - 2026

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Linking KfW-financed aid projects and FDI : global evidence at the sub-national level

Wedemeyer, Laura; Kaplan, Lennart; Kluve, Jochen; … - 2026

This study analyzes the empirical link between German bilateral development finance and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) at the sub-national (ADM2) level. We construct a unique dataset by merging geo-referenced development aid projects - implemented by KfW Development Bank - over more than two...

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IEG50 : Celebrating 50 Years of Independent Evaluation at the World Bank Group

2026

IEG@50: Celebrating 50 Years of Independent Evaluation at The World Bank Group is a commemorative report marking five decades of independent evaluation across the World Bank Group. The report celebrates the legacy of the Operations Evaluation Department and its transformation into the...

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World Bank Group Support to Kosovo, Fiscal Years 2012–25 : Country Program Evaluation (Approach Paper)

2026

This Country Program Evaluation (CPE) assesses the performance of the World Bank Group’s (WBG) assistance to the Republic of Kosovo from fiscal years (FY) 2012 to 2025, seeking to identify lessons to inform future WBG engagements in Kosovo, including the next CPF, which is expected in FY27....

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Global development policy and the New World Disorder : the Trump administration's delivery of a high-voltage shockwave to multilateral norms, institutional commitments and long-standing principles

Klingebiel, Stephan; Sumner, Andrew - 2026

Global development policy is a particularly revealing field in which the Trump administration combines crude transactionalism with a high level of ideological commitment, namely an authoritarian libertarianism oriented toward elite interests. This is coupled with, at times, a chaotic absence of...

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Europe steps up : Ukraine support after four years of war

Trebesch, Christoph; Nishikawa, Taro - 2026

· This brief provides a big-picture overview of support for Ukraine after four years of war. The key finding from 2025 is that Europe has almost offset the collapse in US support. · US aid fell by 99 percent. At the same time, Europe sharply increased its aid allocations, by 59 percent for...

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How small island developing states view their development partners : a perceptions survey

Panwar, Vikrant; Wilkinson, Emily; Solanki, Aditi; … - 2026

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Preferred creditor treatment and multilateral development banks' mobilisation agenda

Humphrey, Chris; Pudussery, Jessica; Dahan, Frédérique - 2026

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What do the 2015 SDG negotiations teach us for a beyond-2030 framework?

Haaren, Paula von; Berger, Axel - 2026

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development – the global framework establishing 17 universal and interconnected goals to guide sustainable development efforts – was adopted in 2015 following a uniquely participative and ambitious process. A decade on, it is increasingly evident that most of...

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Geopolitics and development in Central Asia : exploring opportunities for middle powers

Woo, Hyeyoung - 2026

Central Asia has emerged as a key region where the convergence of geopolitics and development cooperation is most visible. Major powers are redefining their approaches: Japan combines official development assistance (ODA) with commercial partnerships to advance connectivity and reform; the EU is...

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Rethinking foreign aid : driving local innovation, R&D, and capacity building

Wantchekon, Leonard - 2026

Research and development (R&D) is a central driver of long-term economic growth, technological progress, and institutional capacity. Yet many African countries remain marginal in the global knowledge economy, with limited investment in science, technology, and innovation (STI) and weak research...

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Two decades of intra-BRICS trade : trends, patterns and policies : technical cooperation outcome

2026

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The World Bank Group in Indonesia, Fiscal Years 2013-23 : Country Program Evaluation

2026

This Country Program Evaluation assesses the World Bank Group’s support to Indonesia between FY 2013 and FY23. The evaluation period included three country strategies: the FY13–15 Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), the FY16–20 Country Partnership Framework (CPF), and the ongoing FY21–25...

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OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Australia 2025

2026

The OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members' development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements. The peer review of...

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When development finance spurs entrepreneurship : new evidence from 5 million projects using a machine learning classifier

Werner, Sven; Trotter, Philipp - 2026

Development finance increasingly funds entrepreneurship in developing countries, but evidence of its impact on entrepreneurship is mixed. Existing studies analyze total development finance flows as entrepreneurship-specific development finance data did not previously exist. By training and...

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Making cross-sector partnerships work : how local NGOs navigate place, governance, and social dynamics in rural water access projects in stratified contexts

Mahanti, Ahaana - 2026 - First edition

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From Short-Term Aid to Long-Term Solutions : Social Protection as a Pathway for Refugee Inclusion in the Great Lakes Region. Discussion Note

Gabelle, Christopher; Gallego-Ayala, Jordi - 2026

This note emphasizes the urgent need for development strategies beyond short-term aid to address protracted refugee crises in the Great Lakes Region (GLR). Due to major cuts to international aid, the paper advocates for integrating refugees into national social protection systems to enhance...

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Framing of development policies toward Africa : a comparative study of China and the European Union

Yang, Manling - 2026

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From poverty reduction to strategic interests? : tensions in EU development policy after the geopolitical turn

Schlogl, Lukas; Mayr, Stefan; Papatheophilou, Simela; … - 2026

The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union defines poverty reduction and, in the long term, poverty eradication as the primary objective of EU development cooperation. Yet recent initiatives by the European Commission, notably Global Gateway and the proposed Global Europe instrument,...

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A framework for breaking the food-climate-water-conflict nexus in Africa

Chakrabarty, Malancha - 2026

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Compete or retreat? : evidence from aid competition between China and western donor countries

Nishitateno, Shuhei; Todō, Yasuyuki - 2026

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Compete or retreat? : evidence from aid competition between China and Western donor countries

Nishitateno, Shuhei; Todō, Yasuyuki - 2026

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The economic impact of the USAID shutdown

Nicolini, Marcella; Sabatini, Fabio - 2026

On 28 January 2025 the second Trump administration issued a blanket stop-work order on the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), abruptly terminating the largest national bilateral aid programme in the world. We use this natural experiment to estimate the economic impact of...

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De-risking investment for sustainable development : the role of development banks and emerging donors

Santos-Paulino, Amelia U.; Sharma, Prachi; Trentini, Claudia - 2026

Development finance institutions (DFIs) play a central role in financing infrastructure for sustainable development, yet their effects on project‑level risk allocation and private capital mobilization remain imperfectly understood. This paper examines how different DFIs and financial...

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Heterogeneous growth effects in MENA countries : evidence from pooled quantile regression

Alrefo, Mahmoud Odeh Mitlaq; Lee, Yvonne; Han Hwa Goh - 2026

This study examines the heterogeneous effects of key macroeconomic determinants on economic growth in selected MENA economies using a pooled quantile regression framework. Unlike conventional mean-based approaches, this method captures variation across different segments of the conditional...

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Official development assistance and economic growth : a revisited analysis in a transition economy

Loc Dong Truong; Ly, Anh Thoai; Nguyen Khoi Dinh - 2026

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Reforming multilateral development banks : perspectives from client countries

Prizzon, Annalisa; Zeka, Fatlum; Gyuzalyan, Hayk; … - 2026

Drawing on nearly 650 government and MDB officials across 125 countries and 250 in-depth interviews in 12 countries. This report arrives at a moment of significantly reduced aid budgets, escalating financing needs, rising sovereign debt, geopolitical tensions and a fragmented development finance...

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Beyond projetcts : the role of development partners in institutionalising renewable energy innovations : lessons from the Global South

Elsässer, Joshua Philipp; Fuhr, Harald; Fünfgeld, Anna; … - 2026

Renewable energy has seen rapid uptake, particularly in the Global South. Solar energy projects have boomed in recent years, but uptake by countries is uneven. Beyond geophysical conditions, technological innovation, market dynamics and donor-driven “lighthouse projects”, political...

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The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives : case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya

Ikanda, Fred Nyongesa; Owiso, Michael Omondi - 2026

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this...

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EU aid for domestic revenue mobilisation after the Sevilla Commitment

Dom, Roel; Greppi-Maturana, Costanza; Saint-Amans, Pascal - 2026

Mobilising domestic revenue in lower-income countries has become more urgent in the face of rising debts, tighter global financial conditions, climate pressures and weakening aid inflows. In this context, the 2025 Sevilla Commitment, in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development...

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Beyond creative accounting : restoring trust in the climate finance regime : technical and statistical report

2026

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Fiscal response in the presence of aid heterogeneity under political regime change : new evidence from Pakistan

Farooq, Imran; Mavrotas, George; Cassimon, Danny - 2026

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The oil shock and the new political economy of development cooperation

Sumner, Andrew; Klingebiel, Stephan - 2026

The 2026 US-Israel-Iran war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have triggered one of the largest oil supply disruptions in modern history. Brent crude prices rose sharply, producing a major external shock for oil-importing developing economies at a moment when the international development...

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Informe del foro Transversalización de la Perspectiva de Género en la Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo en América Latina y el Caribe : evento celebrado en el marco de la Segunda Reunión de la Conferencia Regional sobre Cooperación Sur-Sur de América Latina y el Caribe : Santiago, 16 de junio de 2025

2026

En el marco de la II Conferencia Regional sobre Cooperación Sur-Sur de América Latina y el Caribe celebrada en junio de 2025 en la CEPAL en Santiago, Chile, se realizó el Foro sobre Transversalización de la perspectiva de género en la cooperación internacional para el desarrollo. El Foro...

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Islamic aid and Gulf states in contemporary crises

Pericoli, Altea - 2026

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Scaling Up Private Action for Nature : Opportunities for Development Co-operation and Finance

2026

Private action is essential to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and promote the sustainable use of natural resources, which underpin livelihoods, economic growth and sustainable development. Yet, market failures, weak governance and high transaction costs – particularly in developing...

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OECD Development Co‑operation Peer Reviews: Italy 2026

2026

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Foreign aid and the quality of electricity supply : evidence from developing countries

Avom, Désiré; Tadadjeu, Sosson; Kamguia, Brice - 2026

Developing countries often rely on foreign aid to support poverty reduction and broader development objectives. Yet, despite decades of development assistance, there is still no clear consensus on whether aid effectively improves development outcomes. This study contributes to this debate by...

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