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State Aid for Industrial Enterprises in Belarus: Remedy or Poison? [PDF]
In this paper the impact of various types of state aid on aggregate productivity growth in Belarusian manufacturing is investigated by combining the data on government support with firm-level accounting data for period 1998-2007.
Kolesnikova, Irina
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Democratization via Elections in an African “Narco-state”? The Case of Guinea-Bissau [PDF]
Recent development cooperation with Guinea-Bissau, focusing on good governance, statebuilding and conflict prevention, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabilization of volatile political, military and economic structures.
Dirk Kohner
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Acting Autonomously or Mimicking the State and Peers? A Panel Tobit Analysis of Financial Dependence and Aid Allocation by Swiss NGOs [PDF]
NGO aid is still widely believed to be superior to official aid (ODA). However, the incentives of NGOs to excel and target aid to the poor and deserving are increasingly disputed.
Axel Dreher +3 more
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Financing Higher Standards in Public Education: The Importance of Accounting for Educational Costs [PDF]
Performance standards have been at the center of recent debates on educational reform. Many states have implemented new performance standards, often based on student test scores, and a district's state aid is sometimes linked to its success in meeting ...
John Yinger, William Duncombe
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Did the D.C. Tuition Assistance Grant Program Cause Out-of-State Tuition to Increase? [PDF]
The District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant (DCTAG) program is a federally funded financial aid program that allows District residents to pay in-state tuition rates at public colleges and universities throughout the United States.
John V Winters, Yuexing Lan
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Does Money Matter? Regression-Discontinuity Estimates from Education Finance Reform in Massachusetts [PDF]
The paper studies a typical state-level education finance equalization scheme, and considers two questions. First, what fraction of state education aid is spent on schools?
Jonathan Guryan
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Aid to Fragile States: Do Donors Help or Hinder? [PDF]
The record of aid to fragile and poorly-performing states is the real test of aid effectiveness. Rich countries can justify aid to fragile states both through altruism and self-interest.
Browne, Stephen
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