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Working Paper 137 - Does Aid Unpredictability Weaken Governance? New Evidence from Developing Countries

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This paper revisitates the effects of aid on governance from a different prospect, by upholding that aid unpredictability can potentially increase corruption in recipient countries through increased incentives from political leaders that are risk averse and corrupt, to engage in rent-seeking activities. Empirical investigation with data from 67 developing countries over1984-2004 provides supportive evidence that higher aid unpredictability is associated with more corruption as measured by a synthetic index. Coherently with some studies, we also found that aid dependency is on average associated with less corruption. These findings are a supplementary advocacy for the need to have a better predictability of aid.

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  • Thierry Kangoye, 2011. "Working Paper 137 - Does Aid Unpredictability Weaken Governance? New Evidence from Developing Countries," Working Paper Series 328, African Development Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:adb:adbwps:328
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    1. Kathavate, Jay, 2013. "Direct & Indirect Effects of Aid Volatility on Growth: Do Stronger Institutions Play a Role?," MPRA Paper 45187, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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