foreign aid

With international aid in structural decline, W. Gyude Moore argues that developing countries must recentre their strategies around growth diagnostics, tradable-sector expansion, and legally mandated development plans – using remaining aid flows strategically rather than waiting for a return to the status quo.

Cuts to global education funding will forgo at least $100 billion in lifetime earnings. Supporting national governments to leverage domestic financing to improve foundational learning should be a priority for the development assistance that remains, ...

Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid cuts and delays have dramatic impacts on food cons...

Foreign aid cuts by the US, UK, and others present an opportunity for China. Increased Chinese foreign assistance should be expected, as evidence on VoxDev shows that it makes sense for the country’s domestic and foreign goals.

In an era of shrinking development budgets, what is the future of foreign aid? Can radically simplifying aid programmes and (or?) embracing political economy improve the effectiveness of foreign aid?

Over the past seven years, VoxDev has featured a range of research highlighting where coordinated well-designed aid efforts have delivered striking results.

Is evidence-based policymaking dead? In an age of populism, how can we ensure that facts and evidence still matter in policymaking and international development?

The birthplaces of the spouses of political leaders receive more than three times as much aid during the tenure of their partners than the same sub-national region would receive at other times.

China's domestic political needs drive much of its foreign aid to other countries – yet this aid has potentially large economic benefits for recipients