International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid

Arne Bigsten () and Sven Tengstam

No wp-2012-032, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper discusses and seeks to quantify the effects of improved donor coordination on aid effectiveness. Empirical estimates are first provided of the reductions in transaction costs that can be achieved by better donor coordination via concentration to fewer partner countries and a shift from project aid to programme-based approaches. Further estimates are presented showing how much could be gained in terms of poverty reduction by optimizing aid allocation across countries.

Keywords: Economic assistance and foreign aid; International relations; Poverty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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