Publication
Jan 2008
This paper discusses problems related to the use of statistical instruments in development research. The author uses simple non-instrumental techniques to demonstrate that the main aid-growth connection is a negative causal relationship when aid is measured as a fraction of recipient GDP. The paper concludes that there appears to be almost no findings in contemporary literature that observe a significant effect of aid on growth that are robust and free of methodological problems.
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Author | David Roodman |
Series | CGD Working Papers |
Issue | 137 |
Publisher | Center for Global Development (CGD) |
Copyright | © 2008 Center for Global Development (CGD) |