Effective Aid: How Democracy Allows Development Aid to Improve the Quality of Life

By Stephen Kosack. 2003

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Subfields: Development, Economics and Econometrics, Safety Research

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It Works; It Doesn't; It Can, But That Depends (2006, background): “Another paper that is closely related to the work of the authors discussed here is that of Kosack (2003). This author investigates whether the effectiveness of aid depends on the political system.”
The Perils of Unearned Foreign Income: Aid, Remittances, and Government Survival (2012, background): “For governments that tend to be less politically accountable to their populations, aid can have adverse effects on human development (Knack 2003) and is likely to be wasted on nonproductive activities that will help the government stay in power (e.g., Bueno de Mesquita and Smith 2009, 2010; Kono…”
Aid Effectiveness and Selectivity : Integrating Multiple Objectives into Aid Allocations (2003, background): “Svensson concluded, therefore, that the growth impact of aid was conditional upon the degree of democracy.5 Kosack (2003) also drew this conclusion, but in the context of the impact of aid on the quality of life, the latter measured by the Human Development Index.”
More Dollars than Sense: Refining Our Knowledge of Development Finance Using AidData (2011, background): “Isham, Kaufmann, and Pritchett (1997), Svensson (1999), and Kosack (2003) provide evidence that democracies put aid to more productive use than autocracies.”
The impact of foreign direct investment, foreign aid and trade on poverty reduction: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries (2020, background): “Summarily, good policies, quality institutions, and a well-developed financial system, are necessary requirements for aid to have any impact on poverty (Alvi & Senbeta, 2012; Burnside & Dollar, 2000; Chong et al., 2009; Kosack, 2003).”
Funding Self-Sustaining Development: The Role of Aid, FDI and Government in Economic Success (2006, background): “…investing them, democracy might actually inhibit development+ 25+ Bueno de Mesquita et al+ 1999+ 26+ Frey and Al-Roumi 1999+ 27+ See Svensson 1999; Kosack 2003+ 28+ Note that we are not saying that the general political environment is not important in determining the amount and type of FDI a…”
Development aid and infant mortality. Micro-level evidence from Nigeria (2018, background): “Hansen & Tarp, 2000), or be hindered by weak institutions in recipient countries (Kosack, 2003).”