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Do Remittances Reduce Aid Dependency? »
Source: Do Remittances Reduce Aid Dependency?
Volume/Issue: 2011/246
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Maelan Le Goff , and Kangni Kpodar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2011
ISBN: 9781463923259
Keywords: Development aid, aid flows, aid dependency, bilateral aid, aid allocation, International Factor Movements and International Business: General, Economic Development: General,
Aid has been for decades an important source of financing for developing countries, but more recently remittance flows have increased rapidly and are beginning to dwarf aid flows. This paper investigates how remitt...
Empirical Evidence on the New International Aid Architecture »
Source: Empirical Evidence on the New International Aid Architecture
Volume/Issue: 2007/277
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Danny Cassimon , Stijn Claessens , and Bjorn Van Campenhout
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2007
ISBN: 9781451868401
Keywords: Development aid, aid allocation, selectivity, HIPC, PRSP, aid architecture, debt, bilateral debt, debt reduction, multilateral debt,
We study how 22 donors allocate their bilateral aid among 147 recipient countries over the 1970- 2004 period to investigate whether changes in the international aid architecture?at the international and country lev...
Business Cycle Fluctuations, Large Shocks, and Development Aid »
Source: Business Cycle Fluctuations, Large Shocks, and Development Aid : New Evidence
Volume/Issue: 2010/240
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Era Dabla-Norris , Camelia Minoiu , and Luis-Felipe Zanna
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
ISBN: 9781455209408
Keywords: foreign aid, bilateral donors, business cycle, macroeconomic shocks, aid flows, bilateral aid, development aid, dynamic effects, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development,
We examine the cyclical properties of development aid using bilateral data for 22 donors and over 100 recipients during 1970?2005. We find that bilateral aid flows are on average procyclical with respect to busines...
The Economics of Post Conflict Aid »
Source: The Economics of Post Conflict Aid
Volume/Issue: 2002/198
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): James McHugh , Theodora Kosma , and Dimitri Demekas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 2002
ISBN: 9781451860078
Keywords: reconstruction, humanitarian assistance, post conflict, humanitarian aid, post-conflict, development aid, One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models,
Post conflict aid is different from conventional development aid and has different effects on the recipient economy. The paper builds a theoretical model tailored around the main stylized facts of post conflict aid...
Local Financial Development and the Aid-Growth Relationship »
Source: Local Financial Development and the Aid-Growth Relationship
Volume/Issue: 2004/238
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Mwanza Nkusu , and Selin Sayek
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2004
ISBN: 9781451875775
Keywords: financial development, financial market, aid flows, financial markets, aid effectiveness, financial market development, Welfare and Poverty: General, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General, Economywide Country Studies: General,
With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of...
Fiscal Policy Response to Scaled-Up Aid »
Source: Fiscal Policy Response to Scaled-Up Aid
Volume/Issue: 2007/020
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 May 2007
ISBN: 9781498333542
Keywords: Development assistance, Fiscal policy, Use of Fund resources, Official development assistance, Heavily indebted poor countries, Absorptive capacity, Expenditure efficiency, PFM, medium-term, scaled-up
Sound fiscal policies are critical for handling aid volatility as well as for making effective use of scaled-up aid and other flows. By easing resource constraints, these flows allow low-income countries (LICs) to...
IMF Executive Board Discusses 2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries »
Source: 2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2018/039
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2018
ISBN: 9781498310871
Keywords: Interest rates, Credit, Balance of payments need, Development, Concessional aid, concessional, ECF, SCF, RCF, LIC
The Fund is facing strong demand for financing from low-income countries (LICs). Commodity price shocks and loose fiscal policies have contributed to rising debt levels and financing needs in many countries. Severa...
2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries »
Source: 2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2018/039
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2018
ISBN: 9781498310871
Keywords: Interest rates, Credit, Balance of payments need, Development, Concessional aid, concessional, ECF, SCF, RCF, LIC
The Fund is facing strong demand for financing from low-income countries (LICs). Commodity price shocks and loose fiscal policies have contributed to rising debt levels and financing needs in many countries. Severa...
2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries »
Source: 2018 Review of Facilities for Low-Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2018/039
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2018
ISBN: 9781498310871
Keywords: Interest rates, Credit, Balance of payments need, Development, Concessional aid, concessional, ECF, SCF, RCF, LIC
The Fund is facing strong demand for financing from low-income countries (LICs). Commodity price shocks and loose fiscal policies have contributed to rising debt levels and financing needs in many countries. Severa...
Implementation Plan in Response to Board-Endorsed Recommendations Arising from the Independent Evaluation Office Report on The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa »
Source: Implementation Plan in Response to Board-Endorsed Recommendations Arising from the Independent Evaluation Office Report on The IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa
Volume/Issue: 2007/019
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 May 2007
ISBN: 9781498333535
Keywords: Development assistance, Sub-Saharan Africa, Technical Assistance, Financial sector, Fiscal policy, Public financial management, Poverty reduction, Civil society, IEO, PRSP
This paper sets out an implementation plan that responds to the IEO report on the Fund and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa (the IEO Report). It sets out the recommendations made in the IEO Report and the view of the Exec...