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As shown in Mahembe and Odhiambo (Citation 2017), channels through which foreign aid affect poverty include economic growth, pro-poor public expenditure (such as education, health and other social programmes), macroeconomic stabilisation effect, and funding of infrastructure and other development initiatives. This study, however, focuses on the studies which empirically examined the direct ...
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2015; Sachs, 2005; Stiglitz, 2007). On the other extreme are...
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Aug 8, 2014 · 1. Introduction. Does foreign aid help economic development? Although the empirical economics literature on aid effectiveness, which investigates the macroeconomic impact of foreign aid on the economic development of poor countries, has grown briskly – both in volume and in econometric sophistication – it has shed surprisingly little light on this question.
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Apr 1, 2024 · Measuring effectiveness is however not straightforward. The Cambridge Dictionary defines it as “the ability to be successful and produce the intended results.” 2 Much of the literature on aid effectiveness evaluates effectiveness based on an assessment of whether or not aid increases economic growth or improves other development outcomes like health and education.
Jun 15, 2016 · There is an ongoing debate about the impact of international aid on growth, particularly in developing countries. Jeffrey Sachs and William Easterly represent the two primary strains of thought in this debate. Sachs argues that foreign aid constitutes an important instrument to reduce poverty and foster development, while Easterly suggests that foreign aid fails to reach the poor. The ...
Oct 1, 2024 · The results show that economic aid has a significant positive correlation with GDP growth when the squared term of economic aid (Economic aid_sq) is not included. When the squared term is included in the regression model, the coefficient of economic aid is negative and statistically significant at the p < 0.10 level, while the coefficient of the squared term is significantly positive.
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Sep 7, 2019 · Evidence indicating aid can positively affect economic outcomes is mostly found at the project level, where aid targets a specific outcome rather than attempting to impact the overall economy (Skarbek and Leeson 2009). Indeed, research in estimating the complexities of aid effectiveness at the cross-country level is fragile, which can be attributed to many reasons.
