FOREIGN AID AND ECONOMIC GROWTH : Evidence from three Southeast Asian developing countries

Previous studies show ambiguous results on how aid affect growth. In order to find out if aid has a positive effect on growth in Southeast Asia, I study Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines during 1990-2019. By using the Mankiw-Romer-Weil version of Solow model, I find aid has a negative long-term ef...

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Main Author: Ji, Lanxi
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Nationalekonomi 2021
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-185338
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Summary:Previous studies show ambiguous results on how aid affect growth. In order to find out if aid has a positive effect on growth in Southeast Asia, I study Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines during 1990-2019. By using the Mankiw-Romer-Weil version of Solow model, I find aid has a negative long-term effect and no short-term effect on growth.