Trust funds and the sub-national effectiveness of development aid: evidence from the World Bank
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aid effectiveness; earmarked funding; economic growth; sub-national analysis; trust funds; World Bank;All these keywords.
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- G10 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-FDG-2024-05-06 (Financial Development and Growth)
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