Essays about: "impact of foreign aid on economic development"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words impact of foreign aid on economic development.

  1. 6. The Impact of Chinese Official Financing on Western Development Assistance

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Valentin Messmer; [2020]
    Keywords : Donor competition; Aid allocation; China; Foreign Aid; Official Development Assistance;

    Abstract : This thesis describes the aid allocation behaviors of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors and their response to the emergence of China as a new donor in the aid landscape. My empirical strategy makes use of an interacted instrumental variable that relies on exogenous variation in the supply of Chinese aid over time resulting from changes in Chinese steel production. READ MORE

  3. 7. Does Health Aid Improve Child Health? Micro Evidence from Uganda

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Sundmark; [2019]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; Health; Infant Mortality; Immunisation; Fixed Effect; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In 2017, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimated that more than $10 billion worth of foreign aid commitments to developing countries were directed at the health sector. A large share of this health aid targets Sub-Saharan African countries that continue to display some of the lowest levels of development worldwide. READ MORE

  4. 8. Success or failure? : A study on the effects of foreign aid in the case of Bolivia

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Lisa Langström; [2018]
    Keywords : Aid; Efficiency; Bolivia; Debate; Foreign Aid; Donors; Development; Economic Growth.;

    Abstract : In all types of debates - regardless of topic - research findings, investigations, evaluations and media reports regarding aid will find one prominent question, namely whether there is any clear connection between aid and economic growth in countries that have received high amounts of foreign aid. One argument has been that the connection between a high amount of foreign aid and economic growth is none existing. READ MORE

  5. 9. Donor Motives : An Empirical Study of the Motives Behind Foreign Aid Allocation for Ten OECD Countries

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Tove Sternehäll; [2018]
    Keywords : Foreign Aid; ODA; Donor Motives;

    Abstract : The foreign aid sector is expanding each year, distributing hundreds of billions of USD per year to the least developed countries of the world. Meanwhile, extensive research has found that aid is not an efficient way to stimulate economic growth in the recipients. Neither is it an effective way to increase long-term sustainable development. READ MORE

  6. 10. EU Funds Assistance and the Quality of Institutions in the Member States: The twofold relationship

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Kusnir Anna; [2014-08-13]
    Keywords : EU regional and cohesion policy; EU funds absorption; EU co-financed projects; quality of institutions;

    Abstract : A question how effective European Union Cohesion Fund and Structural Funds are in promoting economic growth and speeding up the process of convergence has attracted an interest of international community and a broad circle of scientists. While some authors claim that only for countries with the “right“ institutions these funds bring benefit, some research on international aid shows that financial assistance is likely to reduce quality of institutions in the recipient countries. READ MORE