Conditional aid effectiveness: A meta-study

Journal of International Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-410

  Doucouliagos, Hristos ^a   Paldam, Martin ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Conditional aid effectiveness; Economic growth; Meta study

Indexed keywords

AID DEPENDENCY; CONDITIONALITY; DEVELOPMENT AID; ECONOMIC GROWTH; INTERNATIONAL AID; META-ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 77951942737     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: 10991328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1582     Document Type: Article

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