The ineffectiveness of development aid on growth: An update

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 399-404

  Doucouliagos, Hristos ^a   Paldam, Martin ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aid effectiveness; Economic growth; Meta regression analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954812216     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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