Is Aid Good for the Poor in Sub-Saharan Africa?

We contribute to the aid-poverty literature in Sub-Saharan Africa in three fundamental respects. First, we sidestep the controversial aid-growthpoverty relationship by analysing the direct impacts of aid on poverty in Sub- Saharan Africa. Second, in line with previous studies, we first analysed t...

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Published in:	Business Review
Main Author:	Elisha Mavodyo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Business Administration 2025-06-01
Subjects:	aid sub-saharan africa system gmm poverty
Online Access:	https://ir.iba.edu.pk/businessreview/vol20/iss1/1/

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