Art der Publikation: Beitrag in Zeitschrift

Aid, Spending Strategies and Productivity Effects - A Multi-Sectoral CGE-Analysis for Zambia

Autor(en):

Clausen, V.; Schürenberg-Frosch, H.

Titel der Zeitschrift:

Economic Modelling

Veröffentlichung:

2012

Heftnummer:

29/6

Seiten:

2254-2268

Sprache:

englisch

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Kurzfassung

Numerous econometric studies fail to detect a significant and robust relationship between international aid and economic growth in the recipient countries. Dutch Disease effects might be responsible for this result. This paper examines the relation between aid and its effectiveness in a multi-sector multi-household Computable General Equilibrium (CGE)-framework. Given that international transfers to African countries increasingly take the form of general financial support to the government, different spending strategies and their macroeconomic, sectoral and distributional effects are evaluated in a two-stage simulation making a distinction between immediate direct effects and possible long-run effects from increased productivity. The presence of sector-specific factors weakens Dutch Disease effects and shifts the burden of adjustment primarily to other exporting sectors. While the model simulates the effects of additional aid in Zambia it can be used as a blueprint for other African countries.