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Working Papers

2022

1. Decision-Making in the United Nations General Assembly: A Comprehensive Database of Resolutions, Decisions, and Votes
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics

2020

2. Accounting for data uncertainty: Biases in web-scraped Chinese aid data
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics
3. The World Bank COVID-19 Response: Politics as Usual?
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics
   See also Journal Article The World Bank COVID-19 response: Politics as usual?, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2019

4. Does the World Bank Move Markets?
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (1)

2016

5. Do domestic politics shape U.S. influence in the World Bank?
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Do domestic politics shape U.S. influence in the World Bank?, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
6. The Rise of Supplemental Lending at the World Bank
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The rise of supplemental lending at the World Bank, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2019) View citations (4) (2019)
7. What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (5)
   See also Chapter What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?, Springer Books, Springer (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2014

8. With a Little Help from My Friends: Global Electioneering and World Bank Lending
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article With a little help from my friends: Global electioneering and World Bank lending, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (16) (2016)

2013

9. Aid and Democracy Redux
   Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics
   See also Journal Article Aid and democracy redux, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (40) (2014)

2012

10. Assessing the contribution of donor agencies to aid effectiveness: The impact of World Bank preparation on project outcomes
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (7)
11. Informal influence in the Inter-American Development Bank
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (6)
12. To Invest or Insure? A Comment on Wright (2008)
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics

2011

13. The Impact of Globalization on Women: Testing Vandana Shiva’s Critique of Development
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (8)
14. The Political Economy of Project Preparation: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Projects
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The political economy of project preparation: An empirical analysis of World Bank projects, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (51) (2013)

2010

15. An empirical assessment of informal influence in the World Bank
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article An Empirical Assessment of Informal Influence in the World Bank, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
16. Informal influence in the Asian Development Bank
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Informal influence in the Asian Development Bank, The Review of International Organizations, Springer (2011) View citations (51) (2011)
17. What Determines the Size of Aid Projects?
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article What Determines the Size of Aid Projects?, World Development, Elsevier (2011) View citations (14) (2011)

2009

18. Changing Aid Regimes? U.S. Foreign Aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Changing aid regimes? U.S. foreign aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (124) (2010)
19. Donor influence in international financial institutions: Deciphering what alignment measures measure
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (34)
20. The Impact of Aid on Growth Revisited: Do Donor Motives Matter?
    Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (3)
    Ibero America Institute for Econ. Research (IAI) Discussion Papers, Ibero-America Institute for Economic Research (2009) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The impact of aid on growth revisited: Do donor motives matter?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2010) View citations (63) (2010)
21. The impact of aid on growth revisited
    KOF Working papers, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich View citations (2)

2005

22. Donor Influence in MDBs: the Case of the Asian Development Bank
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (24)
23. How Do Political Changes Influence U.S. Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article How Do Political Changes Influence US Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (77) (2006)
24. World Bank Lending and Regulation
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article World Bank lending and regulation, Economic Systems, Elsevier (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2004

25. Aid and Regulation
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Aid and regulation, The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2001

26. World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of U.S. Influence
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of US Influence, Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (87) (2006)

2000

27. Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting, Public Choice, Springer (2002) View citations (14) (2002)

1999

28. Foreign Aid and Domestic Politics: Voting in Congress and the Allocation of USAID Contracts Across Congressional Districts
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Foreign Aid and Domestic Politics: Voting in Congress and the Allocation of USAID Contracts across Congressional Districts, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2001) View citations (3) (2001)

1998

29. Sovereignty and NGOs
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (2)

1996

30. Aid and Sovereignty
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (1)

1995

31. Supervision and Performance: The Case of World Bank Projects
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1995) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Supervision and performance: the case of World Bank projects, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (56) (2000)
32. World Bank Borrower Relations and Project Supervision
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1994) View citations (2)
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1994) View citations (2)

Undated

33. The Political Economy of Conditionality: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Enforcement
    Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How do stock markets in emerging economies respond to World Bank loan approvals?
   Emerging Markets Review, 2024, 63, (C)

2023

2. Chris Humphrey. 2022. Financing the Future: Multilateral Development Banks in the Changing World Order of the 21st Century. (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Laura Francesca Peitz. 2023. The Dual Nature of Multilateral Development Banks: Balancing Development and Financial Logics. (Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press)
   The Review of International Organizations, 2023, 18, (3), 601-606

2022

3. The World Bank COVID-19 response: Politics as usual?
   The Review of International Organizations, 2022, 17, (3), 627-656 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The World Bank COVID-19 Response: Politics as Usual?, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2021

4. Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as an instrument for Chinese influence? Supplementary versus remedial multilateralism
   World Development, 2021, 145, (C) View citations (3)
5. Do domestic politics shape U.S. influence in the World Bank?
   The Review of International Organizations, 2021, 16, (1), 29-58 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Do domestic politics shape U.S. influence in the World Bank?, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
6. Introduction to the special issue: In memoriam Stephen Knack
   The Review of International Organizations, 2021, 16, (3), 473-493

2019

7. The rise of supplemental lending at the World Bank
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2019, 52, (4), 1655-1698 View citations (4)
   Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2019, 52, (4), 1655-1698 (2019) View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Rise of Supplemental Lending at the World Bank, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

8. With a little help from my friends: Global electioneering and World Bank lending
   Journal of Development Economics, 2016, 121, (C), 153-165 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper With a Little Help from My Friends: Global Electioneering and World Bank Lending, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2015

9. Assessing the impact of World Bank preparation on project outcomes
   Journal of Development Economics, 2015, 115, (C), 111-123 View citations (36)

2014

10. Aid and democracy redux
    European Economic Review, 2014, 67, (C), 125-143 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Aid and Democracy Redux, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2013) (2013)

2013

11. An Empirical Assessment of Informal Influence in the World Bank
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61, (2), 431 - 464 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper An empirical assessment of informal influence in the World Bank, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
12. The political economy of project preparation: An empirical analysis of World Bank projects
    Journal of Development Economics, 2013, 105, (C), 211-225 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Project Preparation: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Projects, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (12) (2011)

2011

13. Informal influence in the Asian Development Bank
    The Review of International Organizations, 2011, 6, (3), 223-257 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Informal influence in the Asian Development Bank, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
14. What Determines the Size of Aid Projects?
    World Development, 2011, 39, (11), 1981-1994 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper What Determines the Size of Aid Projects?, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (2) (2010)

2010

15. Changing aid regimes? U.S. foreign aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91, (2), 185-197 View citations (124)
    See also Working Paper Changing Aid Regimes? U.S. Foreign Aid from the Cold War to the War on Terror, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
16. Making Aid Work
    The Economic Record, 2010, 86, (272), 134-136
17. Special focus: Foreign aid
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2010, 50, (1), 1-2 View citations (2)
18. The impact of aid on growth revisited: Do donor motives matter?
    Economics Letters, 2010, 107, (3), 338-340 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Aid on Growth Revisited: Do Donor Motives Matter?, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2009

19. The political economy of conditionality: An empirical analysis of World Bank loan disbursements
    Journal of Development Economics, 2009, 89, (1), 51-61 View citations (152)

2006

20. Donor influence in multilateral development banks: The case of the Asian Development Bank
    The Review of International Organizations, 2006, 1, (2), 173-195 View citations (68)
21. How Do Political Changes Influence US Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (2), 210-223 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper How Do Political Changes Influence U.S. Bilateral Aid Allocations? Evidence from Panel Data, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
22. World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of US Influence
    Review of Development Economics, 2006, 10, (2), 224-240 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper World Bank Independence: A Model and Statistical Analysis of U.S. Influence, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (24) (2001)

2005

23. Aid and regulation
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2005, 45, (2-3), 325-345 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Aid and Regulation, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2004) (2004)
24. World Bank lending and regulation
    Economic Systems, 2005, 29, (4), 384-407 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper World Bank Lending and Regulation, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2002

25. Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting
    Public Choice, 2002, 112, (1-2), 31-53 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Reassessing the Role of Constituency in Congressional Voting, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (2000) (2000)

2001

26. Foreign Aid and Domestic Politics: Voting in Congress and the Allocation of USAID Contracts across Congressional Districts
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 67, (3), 598-617 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Foreign Aid and Domestic Politics: Voting in Congress and the Allocation of USAID Contracts Across Congressional Districts, Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (2) (1999)

2000

27. Supervision and performance: the case of World Bank projects
    Journal of Development Economics, 2000, 62, (1), 233-259 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Supervision and Performance: The Case of World Bank Projects, Other publications TiSEM (1995) View citations (3) (1995)

Chapters

2024

1. Donor motives and aid effectiveness
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Aid and Development, 2024, pp 174-186

2019

2. What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?
   Springer View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?, Villanova School of Business Department of Economics and Statistics (2016) View citations (5) (2016)