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Thinking about Aid Predictability

dc.contributor.author Andrews, Matthew
dc.contributor.author Wilhelm, Vera
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T14:16:08Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T14:16:08Z
dc.date.issued 2008-09
dc.description.abstract Researchers are giving more attention to aid predictability. In part, this is because of increases in the number of aid agencies and aid dollars and the growing complexity of the aid community. A growing body of research is examining key questions: Is aid unpredictable? What causes unpredictability? What can be done about it? This note draws from a selection of recent literature to bring some clarity to the basic story emerging. The authors start by presenting evidence from the literature on various problems with aid flows. Then authors discuss how researchers use terms like volatility and unpredictability when discussing aid predictability; the suggest that these concepts can be sharpened by introducing two new concepts: expectations and reliability. These new concepts are particularly useful in conceptualizing the problems of unpredictable flows in government budget processes. This approach allows a basic analysis of how timing and different types of aid affect predictability, and the implications for policy making. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/10075143/thinking-aid-predictability
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11141
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries PREM Notes; No. 124
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject AID
dc.subject AID AGENCIES
dc.subject AID FLOWS
dc.subject BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
dc.subject BUDGET CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject BUDGETING
dc.subject BUSINESS CYCLE
dc.subject BUSINESS CYCLES
dc.subject CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT AID
dc.subject DISBURSEMENT
dc.subject DISBURSEMENTS
dc.subject DOMESTIC DEBT
dc.subject ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject FASHION
dc.subject FISCAL POLICY
dc.subject FOOD AID
dc.subject GOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subject HIV/AIDS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subject INTERVENTIONS
dc.subject INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject INVESTMENT SPENDING
dc.subject LENDERS
dc.subject MONETARY FUND
dc.subject POLICY RESPONSE
dc.subject POLICY RESPONSES
dc.subject PORTFOLIO
dc.subject RESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subject TAX
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.title Thinking about Aid Predictability en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Gender
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/10075143/thinking-aid-predictability
okr.globalpractice Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpractice Social Protection and Labor
okr.globalpractice Finance and Markets
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000334955_20081204042349
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 10075143
okr.identifier.report 46721
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/12/04/000334955_20081204042349/Rendered/PDF/467210BRI0Box311PUBLIC10premnote124.pdf en
okr.topic Development Economics and Aid Effectiveness
okr.topic Social Protections and Labor :: Disability
okr.topic Gender :: Gender and Health
okr.topic Education :: School Health
okr.topic Finance and Financial Sector Development :: Debt Markets
okr.topic Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unit Global Programs (WBIGP)
okr.volume 1 of 1
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