Thian Hee Yiew|Evan Lau
Does foreign aid contribute to or impeded economic growth?
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman|Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
study empirically investigates role impact foreign aid oda economic growth gdp using 95 developing countries samplehere also include foreign direct investment fdi population pop control variablesthe panel data results indicate ushape relationship exists foreign aid economic growth wamboye 2012 gyimahbrempong racine 2014initially foreign aid negatively impacts countries growth period time positively contributes economic growthfurther results strongly support view fdi pop important determinants gdp implying gdp less likely depend odastrengthening legal framework would essential countries overdependency influx oda might lead negative impacts growth wholeimportantly effective management foreign aid would ensure sustainable development goals sdg achieved