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Foreign Aid and Mobilization of Growth Factors in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  • Douzounet Mallaye
  • Thierry Urbain Yogo

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This study addresses the macroeconomic effect of foreign aid on the factors of growth. Specifically, we examine the effects of foreign aid on capital investment (human capital, physical capital) in sub-Saharan Africa. Our methodological approach evaluates the effect of disaggregate aid (aid for infrastructure and aid for education) on capital investment. To test our postulate, we make use of panel data of 37 sub-Saharan African states over the period 2000-10.

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  • Douzounet Mallaye & Thierry Urbain Yogo, 2013. "Foreign Aid and Mobilization of Growth Factors in Sub-Saharan Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-103, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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