Consequences of Aid Volatility for Macroeconomic Management and Aid Effectiveness
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Consequences of Aid Volatility for Macroeconomic Management and Aid Effectiveness
This paper reviews both the literature on aid volatility and also adds to that literature. In general, the focus of this literature has been on the volatility of overall aid, while we focus more on the volatility of the individual aid sectors, e.g., education aid. In doing this, detailed use is made of the Creditor Reporting System (CRS) database on aid commitments and disbursements, particular...
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عنوان ژورنال: World Development
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0305-750X
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.12.010