Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness
This paper proposes a new framework to analyze aid effectiveness. Using World Bank firm survey data and OECD aid flow data, the authors analyze whether aid targets areas that firms in developing countries have identified as obstacles for their grow...
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okr-10986-33172021-04-23T14:02:08Z Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. AID AID FLOWS AID TARGETS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT AID DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPORTS FOOD AID HUMANITARIAN AID HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES INFLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIORITIES TARGETING TAX RATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADEOFFS TRANSPORTATION Microdata Set This paper proposes a new framework to analyze aid effectiveness. Using World Bank firm survey data and OECD aid flow data, the authors analyze whether aid targets areas that firms in developing countries have identified as obstacles for their growth and whether aid actually improves firms' perceptions of those areas. The analysis finds that aid does target the areas that firms have identified as obstacles; aid funding trade related projects is particularly effective in targeting the correct countries. For the most part, aid has a positive impact on improving firms' perceptions, particularly in the business environment. And for each target area, smaller aid disbursements tend to be more effective at improving firm perceptions than larger disbursements. 2012-03-19T18:00:13Z 2012-03-19T18:00:13Z 2011-01-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110124133959 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3317 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5546 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region |
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AID AID FLOWS AID TARGETS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT AID DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPORTS FOOD AID HUMANITARIAN AID HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES INFLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIORITIES TARGETING TAX RATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADEOFFS TRANSPORTATION Microdata Set |
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AID AID FLOWS AID TARGETS COMMUNITIES DECISION MAKING DEVELOPMENT AID DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT DEVELOPMENT ISSUES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH DIMINISHING RETURNS ECONOMIC GROWTH EXPORTS FOOD AID HUMANITARIAN AID HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCIES INFLATION LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR REGULATIONS NUTRITION POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIORITIES TARGETING TAX RATES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE TRADEOFFS TRANSPORTATION Microdata Set Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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This paper proposes a new framework to
analyze aid effectiveness. Using World Bank firm survey data
and OECD aid flow data, the authors analyze whether aid
targets areas that firms in developing countries have
identified as obstacles for their growth and whether aid
actually improves firms' perceptions of those areas.
The analysis finds that aid does target the areas that firms
have identified as obstacles; aid funding trade related
projects is particularly effective in targeting the correct
countries. For the most part, aid has a positive impact on
improving firms' perceptions, particularly in the
business environment. And for each target area, smaller aid
disbursements tend to be more effective at improving firm
perceptions than larger disbursements. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. |
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Ferro, Esteban Wilson, John S. |
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Ferro, Esteban |
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Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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Foreign Aid and Business Bottlenecks : A Study of Aid Effectiveness |
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foreign aid and business bottlenecks : a study of aid effectiveness |
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2012 |
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