A vast literature evaluates the effectiveness of development aid, often reaching sobering
conclusions. We argue that a key shortcoming of this literature is the focus on a narrow …

We investigate whether foreign aid from China is prone to political capture in aid-receiving
countries. Specifically, we examine whether more Chinese aid is allocated to the birth …

This article investigates whether China's foreign aid is particularly prone to capture by
political leaders of aid-receiving countries. We examine whether more Chinese aid is …

The formation of physical capital in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in agriculture is imperative to
help the continent (1) overcome the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on food insecurity and …

China is now the world's largest source of bilateral development finance and will likely
continue to play a prominent role in sovereign lending through its multi-billion-dollar Belt …

To examine the extent to which foreign aid reaches people at different levels of wealth in
Africa, I use household surveys to measure the subnational distribution of a country's …

This paper brings the aid effectiveness debate to the sub-national level. We hypothesize the
non-robust results regarding the effects of aid on development in the previous literature to …

Chinese firms operating in Africa are often accused of violating international labour
standards and not adhering with national labour laws. Considering China's tendency to …

The effects of most kinds of project aid decline over distance, so in order for aid to help the
poor it must be targeted to the places where the poor live. This paper examines if aid from …

Aid allocation within countries is often thought of as a strategic action by the incumbent
leaders to further their own goals. Theoretically, however, the effects of aid may be either …