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Volatility of Development Aid: From the Frying Pan Into the Fire?
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Bulir, Ales | Hamann, A. Javier |
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March 1, 2006 |
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Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF. The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate.
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Summary: The positive impact of foreign aid is limited by the erratic behavior of aid flows. The introduction in 1999 of various initiatives anchored in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) which were aimed at strengthening coordination among donors, improving the design of financial support programs, and improving domestic records of policy implementation should have led to an improvement in the time series properties of aid flows. We find no evidence of any fundamental changes in the way aid has been delivered in the past five years. If anything, aid volatility has worsened somewhat and the information value of long-term lending commitments has declined. We take these results to mean that the main causes of the volatility and unpredictability of aid, and the broader issue of macroeconomic instability in low-income countries, have not been addressed in a systematic manner by the donor community.
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Working Paper No. 06/65 |
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Subject(s): |
Development assistance | Financial programs | Low income developing countries |
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Author's keyword(s): |
External aid | ODA | volatility | predictability |
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0 / 1934-7073 |
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WPIEA2006065 |
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32 |
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US$15.00 (Academic Rate: US$15.00 )
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