Can development aid curb migration? Contrary to the dominant view among development experts, new research shows how aid can actually...

For many low-income countries, the impact of structural reforms on economic growth and poverty alleviation crucially depends on the...

This paper deals with the question of how responsive farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are to changes in incentives. Employing...

This paper deals with the question of how responsive farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are to changes in incentives. Employing...

Economic measurement tools allow a quantification of social differences not only for modern societies, but also for prehistoric...

How do NGOs spend their development assistance? This column discusses research showing that NGO aid is no better targeted to the...

Most Latin American countries have made considerable progress in implementing the core recommendations of the Washington Consensus....

The Monterrey Consensus agreed at the UN summit on Financing for Development in 2002 promised a breakthrough in terms of donor...

The Monterrey Consensus agreed at the UN summit on Financing for Development in 2002 promised a breakthrough in terms of donor...

Employing a unique dataset that covers households from six West African capitals, this paper provides new evidence on the demand for...

Employing a unique dataset that covers households from six West African capitals, this paper provides new evidence on the demand for...

We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the...

A needs-based targeting of aid in priority sectors such as health and education should have an important say on whether donors help...

NGOs play an important role in international development cooperation, but the allocation of NGO aid has rarely been mapped, let alone...

NGOs play an important role in international development cooperation, but the allocation of NGO aid has rarely been mapped, let alone...

Employing a unique dataset that covers almost 6000 informal enterprises from six West African urban centers, this paper examines the...

We present a two-step approach of assessing whether major donors of foreign aid have met recent demands for less proliferated and...

We present a two-step approach of assessing whether major donors of foreign aid have met recent demands for less proliferated and...

When President Bush proposed in July 2001 to provide up to half of aid supplied by development banks as grants, this sparked an...

In this paper, we perform a Tobit analysis of aid allocations, covering the period 1999-2002 and accounting for both altruistic and...