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Foreign aid policy and sources of poverty : a quantitative framework / / Alex Mourmouras and Peter Rangazas



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Autore: Mourmouras Alex Visualizza persona
Titolo: Foreign aid policy and sources of poverty : a quantitative framework / / Alex Mourmouras and Peter Rangazas Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: [Washington, D.C.], : International Monetary Fund, IMF Institute, c2006
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (32 p.)
Soggetto topico: Economic assistance - Econometric models
Economic development - Econometric models
Poverty - Econometric models
Altri autori: RangazasPeter <1956->  
Note generali: "January 2006".
Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. RELATED LITERATURE""; ""III. THE MODEL""; ""IV. CROSS- COUNTRY INCOME DIFFERENCES""; ""V. POLICY EXPERIMENTS""; ""VI. THE AID COST OF REFORM""; ""VII. AID FAILURES""; ""VIII. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""A. Optimal Fiscal Policy in a Closed Economy""; ""B. Optimal Fiscal Policy in an Open Economy""
Sommario/riassunto: The econometric literature has been unable to establish a robust association between foreign aid and growth and poverty reduction. In this paper we argue that aid effectiveness must be assessed using methods that go beyond cross-country regressions. We calibrate a dynamic general equilibrium model that is capable of generating large income gaps between rich and poor countries. The model quantifies three sources of poverty: (i) lack of access to international capital, (ii) low schooling and high fertility (a poverty trap), and (iii) antigrowth domestic fiscal policy. We analyze policies designed to address each source of poverty and estimate and compare the aid cost of implementing the different policies. The policies differ dramatically in the extent and timing of their growth effects, and in the aid cost of their implementation.
Titolo autorizzato: Foreign aid policy and sources of poverty  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-4623-6495-0
1-4527-8950-9
1-283-51834-1
1-4519-0810-5
9786613830791
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910822180803321
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Serie: IMF working paper ; ; WP/06/14.