Assessing the contribution of donor agencies to aid effectiveness: The impact of World Bank preparation on project outcomes
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Keywords
Aid Effectiveness; Fungibility; Project Preparation; Stochastic Frontier Analysis; World Bank.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
- F53 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Agreements and Observance; International Organizations
- F55 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Institutional Arrangements
- O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EFF-2012-06-13 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-PPM-2012-06-13 (Project, Program and Portfolio Management)
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