How is foreign aid spent? Evidence from a natural experiment

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-244

  Werker, Eric ^a   Ahmed, Faisal Z ^b   Cohen, Charles ^c  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c Sankaty Advisors   (United States)

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EID: 85017148877     PISSN: 19457707     EISSN: 19457715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/mac.1.2.225     Document Type: Article

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