Aid, public spending and human welfare: Evidence from quantile regressions

Journal of International Development

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 299-309

  Gomanee, Karuna ^a   Girma, Sourafel ^b   Morrissey, Oliver ^c  

^a Regents College   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT AID; PUBLIC SPENDING; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WELFARE IMPACT;

EID: 17744400286     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1163     Document Type: Article

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