Tanzania: Foreign Aid and Domestic Savings in the Absence of Expenditure Switching Mechanisms

The African Journal of Finance and Management

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Mjema, G.

Aticle Publication Date : 01-07-2003


Abstract

The macroeconomic effects of foreign aid on the development of a recipient, mainly Less Developed Countries, (LDCs) has been analyzed in terms of the Harrod-Domar model. Accordingg to this model and its subsequent revisions the rate of growth of output (g) is equal to the savings rate (s) divided by the incremental capital-output ratio (k). Thus: g=s/k................................. (1). This paper revisits the foreign aid savings debate in the light of omitted variables like per capita income which could explain the (negative) relationship between aid and savings

Citation

Mjema, G. (2003), "Tanzania: Foreign Aid and Domestic Savings in the Absence of Expenditure Switching Mechanisms", The African Journal of Finance and Management, Volume 12 Issue 1
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