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| Jules-Eric Tchapchet-Tchouto |
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| ''Delving out of “Aid-Mirage Curse” in African Countries'' |
| ( 2025, Vol. 45 No.3 ) |
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| Official Development Aid (ODA) can generate distortions in recipients' African countries, making the potential benefit turning into Aid ineffectiveness or Aid-Curse scenario. Delving into the intricate link between Economic complexity and ODA outcomes, this study innovates by exploring an efficient mechanism that can turn the Aid-mirage curse into a ‘miracle' in a panel of 17 African countries. Using Ordinary Least Squares, Quantile Analysis and Two-Step System-Generalized Method of Moments, findings robustly established that interaction effect between ODA coupled good quality of institutions can enhance economic structural transformation, proxied by Economic complexity. Quality of institutions environment is a key factor for ODA effectiveness in Africa.
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| Keywords: Aid-Mirage Curse, Efficient ODA, Economic Complexity, Quality of Institutions, African Economies. |
JEL: O1 - Economic Development: General
F3 - International Finance: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Feb 20 2025 | | Manuscript Accepted : Sep 30 2025 |
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