Simon Feeny|Ashton de Silva
Measuring absorptive capacity constraints to foreign aid
RMIT University|RMIT University
assist progress towards united nations millennium development goals mdgs developing countries international community scalingup foreign aid record levels concurrently concerns additional aid used effectively due problem absorptive capacity recipient countries empirical studies lend support concerns many finding diminishing returns foreign aid paper reviews extensive aid effectiveness literature identify various dimensions absorptive capacity proceeds devising composite index absorptive capacity individual recipient countries assist policymakers guiding allocation aid relevance index confirmed employment standard empirical model aid effectiveness paper highlights developing countries currently receive high levels aid relative estimated level absorptive capacity