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Foreign aid leads to economic growth in poor countries.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that foreign aid leads to economic growth in poor countries?

Partly. Country-level and cross-country studies point both ways: an instrumental-variables estimate finds aid raises growth by roughly 0.6 percentage points, and Ethiopia shows a long-run positive effect, while a Pakistan study finds aid reduces growth in both the short and long run. Several items only note that aid flows to poor economies or that findings conflict, without settling whether aid causes growth.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 6 sources for, 1 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 6
Foreign Aid and Economic Growth
2019
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Bowen, J. L. (2019). Foreign Aid and Economic Growth. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=BgGaDwAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api

Evidence against · 1
Impact of Foreign Aid and IMF Programme on Economic Growth in Pakistan
2024
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Anwar2, N. A. T. (2024). Impact of Foreign Aid and IMF Programme on Economic Growth in Pakistan. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14536172

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Predictability of foreign aid and economic growth in Ethiopia
2022
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Girma, T. & Tilahun, S. (2022). Predictability of foreign aid and economic growth in Ethiopia. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2098606

Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: An Instrumental Variables Approach
2015
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Magesan, A. N. (2015). Foreign Aid and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: An Instrumental Variables Approach. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2584235

What happens when women deal with foreign aid: The case of Sub-Saharan countries
2022
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Chiariello, V. (2022). What happens when women deal with foreign aid: The case of Sub-Saharan countries. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/17482

The 2010 CIA World Factbook
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The 2010 CIA World Factbook. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35830

The 2006 CIA World Factbook
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The 2006 CIA World Factbook. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27509

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