[HTML][HTML] Aid and good governance: Examining aggregate unintended effects of aid

G Dijkstra - Evaluation and program planning, 2018 - Elsevier
Although donors generally aim to improve governance in recipient countries by various
means, critics claim that the aggregate effect of large aid flows is the deterioration of …

Does corruption limit FDI and economic growth? Evidence from MENA countries

A Hakimi, H Hamdi - International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2017 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effects of corruption on investment and
growth in 15 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries during the period 1985-2013 …

Why cronies don't cry? IMF programs, Chinese lending, and leader survival

A Kern, B Reinsberg, PE Shea - Public Choice, 2024 - Springer
Many countries in the Global South have increased their exposure to Chinese debt in recent
years. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the US interest rate hike, many countries have …

Relative effectiveness of bilateral and multilateral aid on development outcomes

PE Biscaye, TW Reynolds… - Review of Development …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aid donors are interested in understanding whether allocating aid via bilateral or multilateral
channels might be more effective for achieving development goals. We review 45 papers …

Determinants of foreign investment and international aid for meeting the sustainable development goals in Africa: a visual cognitive review of the literature

J Lopes, AN Somanje, E Velez, RD Lam… - … Challenges in Sub …, 2020 - Springer
The sustainable development goals (SDGs) have recently framed sustainable development
priorities in both developed and developing countries. External funding in the form of foreign …

Controlling corruption in development aid: new evidence from contract-level data

E Dávid-Barrett, M Fazekas, O Hellmann… - Studies in Comparative …, 2020 - Springer
Following scandals about corruption in foreign aid, and in a political climate that increasingly
questions the legitimacy of development assistance, donors are under pressure to better …

[HTML][HTML] The contributions of foreign aid and natural resource wealth to democratic Institutions: Evidence from over 40 years of sub-Sahara Africa's history

AO Acheampong, J Taden - Journal of Government and Economics, 2024 - Elsevier
This study evaluates the influence of natural resource rents and foreign aid on democracy
using panel data from 45 SSA countries from 1980 to 2021. Using five different democracy …

Sorting out the aid–corruption nexus

JB Pavlik, AT Young - Journal of Institutional Economics, 2022 - cambridge.org
We employ matching methods to explore the relationships between foreign aid flows and
corruption in recipient countries. Data are drawn from recipients of foreign aid for the 1996 …

Complementary or adverse? Comparing development results of official funding from China and traditional donors in Africa

M Marson, I Savin - Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2022 - Elsevier
While China has become an important source of aid and other official funding for Africa, its
coordination with other development partners remains limited, and its contribution to …

Re-examining corruption and economic growth nexus in oil dependent economy: Nigeria's case

ME Rotimi, OJ IseOlorunkanmi, GG Rotimi… - Journal of Money …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically examine how corruption impacts
economic output growth in Nigeria. This is because of the recent trend in the level of …