The typical identification strategy in aid effectiveness studies assumes donor motives do not influence the impact of aid on growth. We call this homogeneity assumption into question, first constructing a model in which donor motives matter and then testing the assumption empirically.Aid; Growth; Politics

Axel Dreher

Christopher Kilby

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The Impact of Aid on Growth Revisited: Do Donor Motives Matter?

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