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World Institute for Development Economics Research

FacilityHelsinki, Finland
About: World Institute for Development Economics Research is a facility organization based out in Helsinki, Finland. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poverty & Population. The organization has 110 authors who have published 525 publications receiving 17316 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the effects of project and program financing on the behavior of recipient governments and find that project aid flows are associated with increases in capital expenditure while financial program aid is associated with an increase in government consumption.
Abstract: We investigate the budgetary effects of project and program financing on the behavior of recipient governments. For this purpose, we developed a simple fiscal response model. The solution of the model is then tested using panel data techniques for a relatively large sample of 106 aid-recipient countries spanning the period 1970–2001. With respect to public expenditure, our results suggest that the impacts of project aid and financial program aid on total expenditure are positive and statistically significant. In terms of the composition of total expenditure, we find that project aid flows are associated with increases in capital expenditure while financial program aid is associated with an increase in government consumption. Turning to the revenue side we found no evidence that aid flows, project or financial program aid, are associated with a reduction in taxation effort. The evidence also shows that project aid flows are associated with an increase in trade tax.

18 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore how the space LDCs occupy in the trade regime will be affected by EPAs and suggest that they move LDC countries towards effective graduation from special and differential treatment, while innovating on policy tools to address underdevelopment.
Abstract: As trade is prominently mainstreamed into development policies, the ongoing Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations between the EU and the African, Carribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries are a turning point in Least Developed Countries (LDC) engagement with the international trading system. The process covers most UN-designated LDCs and is the first time they feature in the first row of international trade talks. We explore how the space LDCs occupy in the trade regime will be affected by EPAs. The analysis suggests that they move LDCs towards effective graduation from special and differential treatment, while innovating on policy tools to address underdevelopment.

18 citations

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TL;DR: A recent study of 36 sub-Saharan African countries found a positive impact of aid in the majority of these countries as discussed by the authors, however, for Tanzania and Ghana, two major aid recipients, aid did not seem to...
Abstract: A recent study of 36 sub-Saharan African countries found a positive impact of aid in the majority of these countries. However, for Tanzania and Ghana, two major aid recipients, aid did not seem to ...

18 citations

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TL;DR: The 2014 United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research Symposium on "Aiding Government Effectiveness in Developing Countries" as mentioned in this paper focused on donor interventions in two interrelated governance domains.
Abstract: SUMMARY More than a decade after becoming a buzzword on the development agenda, governance remains a high priority for the international donor community. This article provides an introduction and overview of key findings from the United Nations University—World Institute for Development Economics Research symposium on “Aiding Government Effectiveness in Developing Countries.” This symposium moves beyond traditional debates about whether aid supports or undermines “good governance” in the aggregate to instead focus on donor interventions in two interrelated governance domains. The first domain examines donor efforts to augment government effectiveness at providing key services to citizens by national and local authorities. Three studies in the collection therefore focus on policing, regulation, and civic education. The second addresses the underlying administrative and financial institutions and processes that facilitate service delivery. Relevant papers in this regard address decentralization, civil service reform, and taxation. In assessing what we know about “what works?” and “what could work?” across these core areas of governance, the contributions shed new light on several key themes, including the dilemma of reconciling governance with ownership, the importance of identifying exactly how context and sequencing matters, and the weaknesses in existing donor evaluation methods. © 2014 The Authors. Public Administration and Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

17 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore how unpacking fragility and studying its dimensions and forms can help to develop policy-relevant understandings of how states become more resilient and the role of aid therein.
Abstract: Aid to fragile states is a major topic for international development. This article explores how unpacking fragility and studying its dimensions and forms can help to develop policy-relevant understandings of how states become more resilient and the role of aid therein. It highlights the particular challenges for donors in dealing with chronically fragile states and those with weak legitimacy, as well as how unpacking fragility can provide traction on how to take ‘local context’ into account. It draws in particular on the contributions to this special issue to provide examples from new analysis of particular fragile state transitions and cross-national perspectives.

17 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Partha Dasgupta8532338303
Richard Layard5826223309
Sherman Robinson5735421470
Finn Tarp5440513156
Mark McGillivray461615877
Almas Heshmati434049088
Wim Naudé432477400
Luc Christiaensen411638055
James Thurlow401595362
Channing Arndt392054999
Anthony F. Shorrocks388112144
Laurence R. Harris372174774
Nanak Kakwani371459121
Giovanni Andrea Cornia361594897
George Mavrotas35814686
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20234
20225
202124
202016
201921
201820