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 …

China is now the lender of first resort for much of the developing world, but Beijing has
fueled speculation among policymakers, scholars, and journalists by shrouding its grant …

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 …

Considering the mounting criticisms concerning Chinese aid practices, the present paper
investigates whether Chinese aid projects fuel local-level corruption in Africa. To this end …

How do development projects influence the geographic distribution of economic activity
within low-income and middle-income countries? Existing research focuses on the effects of …

While there is a vast literature studying the effects of official development aid (ODA) on
economic growth, there are far fewer comparative studies addressing how aid affects health …

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 …

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 …