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Aid Is Good for the Poor

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dc.contributor.authorHirano, Yumeka
dc.contributor.authorOtsubo, Shigeru
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-15T19:30:24Z
dc.date.available2014-08-15T19:30:24Z
dc.date.issued2014-08
dc.description.abstractAid is good for the poor. This paper uses detailed aid data spanning 60 developing countries over the past two decades to show that social aid significantly and directly benefits the poorest in society, while economic aid increases the income of the poor through growth. This new and unequivocal finding distinguishes the current study from past studies that only utilized aggregate aid data and returned ambiguous results. The paper also confirms that none of the elements of globalization (trade, foreign direct investment, remittances), policies (government expenditure, inflation management), institutional quality, nor other plausibly pro-poor factors have systematic effects on the poor or any other income group, beyond their effects on average incomes. The paper finds that trade and foreign direct investment tend to benefit the richest segments of society more than other income groups. Therefore, the presented evidence suggests that aid can play a crucial role in enabling the poor to benefit more from globalization. These discoveries underscore the need to assist developing countries to find the mix of economic and social aid that jointly promotes the participation of the poor in the development process under globalization. In this manner, aid can make greater strides in spurring development.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/19914526/aid-good-poor-aid-good-poor
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6998
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19397
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank Group, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6998
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAID ALLOCATION
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectAVERAGE INCOMES
dc.subjectAVERAGE RATE
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subjectCONDITIONAL CONVERGENCE
dc.subjectCOUNTRY SPECIFIC
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY ANALYSES
dc.subjectDATA AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectDATA SET
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEPENDENT VARIABLE
dc.subjectDEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT AID
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT IMPACT
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ISSUES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROCESS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL CHANGES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC RESOURCES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DOWNTURNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC HISTORY
dc.subjectECONOMIC INTEGRATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC LITERATURE
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectECONOMIC REVIEW
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL GROWTH LITERATURE
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL MODELS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESEARCH
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL RESULTS
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL STUDIES
dc.subjectERROR TERM
dc.subjectERROR TERMS
dc.subjectESTIMATION RESULTS
dc.subjectEXOGENOUS VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY POWER
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLE
dc.subjectEXPLANATORY VARIABLES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectEXTREME POVERTY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CRISIS
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFIXED EFFECTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN AID
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGINI INDEX
dc.subjectGROWTH EMPIRICS
dc.subjectGROWTH EQUATIONS
dc.subjectGROWTH LITERATURE
dc.subjectGROWTH PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectGROWTH REGRESSION
dc.subjectGROWTH REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectGROWTH SPELLS
dc.subjectGROWTH THEORY
dc.subjectHEAD COUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHEADCOUNT RATIO
dc.subjectHIGH CORRELATION
dc.subjectHIGH INFLATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN AID
dc.subjectIMPORTS
dc.subjectINCOME DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINCOME GROWTH
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINCOME LEVELS
dc.subjectINCOME SHARE
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINEQUALITY REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectINFLATION RATE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AID
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLAGGED VALUES
dc.subjectLESS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
dc.subjectLONG RUN
dc.subjectLONG-RUN GROWTH
dc.subjectLOW INCOME
dc.subjectLOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC FACTORS
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC POLICIES
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectMARGINAL EFFECT
dc.subjectMEAN INCOME
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL INCOME
dc.subjectNATURAL LOGARITHM
dc.subjectNEGATIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectNEGATIVE SIGN
dc.subjectNET EFFECT
dc.subject0 HYPOTHESIS
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectPOLICY CHANGES
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPOLICY REFORM
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY STANCE
dc.subjectPOLICY VARIABLES
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPOOR COUNTRY
dc.subjectPOOR PEOPLE
dc.subjectPOSITIVE COEFFICIENT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE CORRELATION
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE IMPACT
dc.subjectPOSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectPOVERTY CHANGE
dc.subjectPOVERTY HEADCOUNT
dc.subjectPOVERTY INDEX
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPOVERTY-GROWTH-INEQUALITY TRIANGLE
dc.subjectPRO-POOR
dc.subjectPROMOTING GROWTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectQUANTILE REGRESSIONS
dc.subjectREDUCING INEQUALITY
dc.subjectREDUCING POVERTY
dc.subjectREGIONAL DUMMIES
dc.subjectREGRESSION ANALYSES
dc.subjectREGRESSION RESULTS
dc.subjectRICH COUNTRIES
dc.subjectSAFETY NET
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANCE LEVEL
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT CORRELATION
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT IMPACT
dc.subjectSIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectSOCIAL SAFETY
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectTARGETING
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
dc.subjectTRADE OPENNESS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICIES
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
dc.titleAid Is Good for the Pooren
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okr.crossref.titleAid is Good for the Poor
okr.date.disclosure2014-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:01:08.861438Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/08/19914526/aid-good-poor-aid-good-poor
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.guid346561468331901142
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6998
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140805102808
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19914526
okr.identifier.reportWPS6998
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2014/08/05/000158349_20140805102808/Rendered/PDF/WPS6998.pdfen
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Achieving Shared Growth
okr.topicServices and Transfers to Poor
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicDevelopment Economics and Aid Effectiveness
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, East Asia and the Pacific Region
okr.volume1 of 1
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