Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283748 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2023/52
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
International development cooperation has evolved since the 1960s. The effectiveness of aid is still topical, but studies have not paid adequate attention to the relationship between sectoral aid, politics, institutions, and aid effectiveness in fragile states. Using data from 2002 to 2020, this paper examines the effects of education aid and health aid on education outcomes and health outcomes in fragile states. It uses the Arellano-Bover/Blundell-Bond system generalized method of moments estimator to examine the effect of health aid and education aid on maternal mortality and primary school completion. There is evidence of muted effectiveness of health aid and education aid on health and education outcomes in the face of fragile contexts. There is ample evidence that policies and institutional factors matter for aid effectiveness. Donor support for social sectors in fragile states must be accompanied by support for institution-building and policy formulation processes.
Subjects: 
aid effectiveness
education aid
health aid
maternal mortality
primary school completion
fragile states
JEL: 
F34
F35
I20
O19
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9267-360-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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