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Intro; Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section I: Foreign Aid and Macro and Micro Development Outcomes; Section II: The Political Economy of Donor Behavior; Section III: Foreign Aid's Effect on Institutional Quality; Section IV: The Political Economy of Privately Provided Aid; References; Section I: Foreign Aid and Macro and Micro Development Outcomes; Chapter 2: Foreign Aid Conditionality and Economic Growth; Introduction; Foreign Aid and the Poverty Trap; Foreign Aid-Policy-Growth; Policy Conditionality and Aid Allocation
Foreign Aid-Institutions-GrowthConclusion; References; Chapter 3: Types of Foreign Aid; Introduction; Data and Estimation Strategy; Main Data; Control Variables; Separating Types of Foreign Aid; Types of Foreign Aid and Economic Growth; Conclusions; Appendix; References; Chapter 4: An Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity Approach to Examining Subnational Health Aid; Introduction; Why We Should Use Evidence and Which Evidence to Use; Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Equity; Data Coverage and Quality at a Subnational Level; Coverage; Quality; Data Aggregation
Research MethodsConclusion; References; Section II: The Political Economy of Donor Behavior; Chapter 5: Evaluating Aid Agencies: Challenges, Comparisons, and Causes of Best Aid Practices; Introduction; The Components of Aid Effectiveness; Donor Performance and Rankings; The Determinants of Best Aid Practices; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?; Introduction; World Bank Project Evaluation; PPAR Selection; Data Description; Hazard Model Estimation; Do Rating Revisions Delay PPARs?; PPAR Outcome Ratings; Conclusion; Appendix; References
Chapter 7: Aid Allocation and Outcomes: What Role Do Political Motives Play?Introduction; Political Motivations and Aid Allocation; Political Favoritism and Allocation of World Bank and IMF Projects; Aid Allocation: Role of Leadership and Ideology; Political Motivations, Aid, and Economic Growth; References; Section III: Foreign Aid's Effect on Institutional Quality; Chapter 8: Foreign Aid and Recipient State Capacity; Introduction; Previous Literature; Data; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 9: Foreign Aid and Repression; Introduction; How Foreign Aid Can Affect Political Rights
Foreign Aid and Political LiberalizationForeign Aid and Repression; Empirical Challenges; Evaluating the Causal Impact of US Aid; The Importance of US Aid; Political Economy of US Economic Aid; Heterogeneity in US Aid Recipients; "Identifying" the Causal Effect of US Aid; US Aid Represses; Determinants of US Bilateral Aid; The Impact of US Aid on Political Rights; Robustness; US Aid Reduces Tax Effort; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Can Foreign Aid Promote Political and Economic Freedom?; Introduction; Aid and Political Institutions; Theoretical Arguments; Empirical Evidence
Foreign Aid-Institutions-GrowthConclusion; References; Chapter 3: Types of Foreign Aid; Introduction; Data and Estimation Strategy; Main Data; Control Variables; Separating Types of Foreign Aid; Types of Foreign Aid and Economic Growth; Conclusions; Appendix; References; Chapter 4: An Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity Approach to Examining Subnational Health Aid; Introduction; Why We Should Use Evidence and Which Evidence to Use; Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity; Effectiveness; Efficiency; Equity; Data Coverage and Quality at a Subnational Level; Coverage; Quality; Data Aggregation
Research MethodsConclusion; References; Section II: The Political Economy of Donor Behavior; Chapter 5: Evaluating Aid Agencies: Challenges, Comparisons, and Causes of Best Aid Practices; Introduction; The Components of Aid Effectiveness; Donor Performance and Rankings; The Determinants of Best Aid Practices; Conclusion; References; Chapter 6: What Influences World Bank Project Evaluations?; Introduction; World Bank Project Evaluation; PPAR Selection; Data Description; Hazard Model Estimation; Do Rating Revisions Delay PPARs?; PPAR Outcome Ratings; Conclusion; Appendix; References
Chapter 7: Aid Allocation and Outcomes: What Role Do Political Motives Play?Introduction; Political Motivations and Aid Allocation; Political Favoritism and Allocation of World Bank and IMF Projects; Aid Allocation: Role of Leadership and Ideology; Political Motivations, Aid, and Economic Growth; References; Section III: Foreign Aid's Effect on Institutional Quality; Chapter 8: Foreign Aid and Recipient State Capacity; Introduction; Previous Literature; Data; Results; Discussion; References; Chapter 9: Foreign Aid and Repression; Introduction; How Foreign Aid Can Affect Political Rights
Foreign Aid and Political LiberalizationForeign Aid and Repression; Empirical Challenges; Evaluating the Causal Impact of US Aid; The Importance of US Aid; Political Economy of US Economic Aid; Heterogeneity in US Aid Recipients; "Identifying" the Causal Effect of US Aid; US Aid Represses; Determinants of US Bilateral Aid; The Impact of US Aid on Political Rights; Robustness; US Aid Reduces Tax Effort; Conclusion; References; Chapter 10: Can Foreign Aid Promote Political and Economic Freedom?; Introduction; Aid and Political Institutions; Theoretical Arguments; Empirical Evidence