Donor coordination and specialization: did the Paris Declaration make a difference?

摘要: We assess whether bilateral and multilateral donors of foreign aid specialized coordinated their activities with other as agreed in the Paris Declaration 2005. account for donor heterogeneity, varying priorities recipient characteristics order to isolate changes behaviour over time. Recent shifts priorities, such rising importance general budget support, have reduced fragmentation aid. Nevertheless, our results reveal that persisted after coordination among has even weakened.