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Economic Growth
Does foreign aid boost economic growth?
New research adds to the heated debate on the contribution foreign aid makes to economic growth.
Lixin Colin Xu is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. His current research has focused on development, corporate governance, political economy, and the Chinese economy in transition. He has published around 50 journal articles in these areas, and his work is widely cited in the profession.