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Table 1 Studies synopsis

From: Do foreign aid triggers economic growth in Chad? A time series analysis

Author(s)

Country(S)

Variable(s) Used

Econometric Technique

Period

Findings

Alam and Bhowmik [9]

Bangladesh

Y, IMP, EXP, GCF

VECM, Granger causality test

1972–2018

Significant relationship

EXP → Y

IMP → Y

GCF → Y

Awan and Qasim [15]

Pakistan

Y, IMP, EXP, ED, GCF, DS, POP

ARDL

1980–2017

Insignificant relationship

EXP → Y

GCP → Y

IMP → Y

Asongu and Nwachukwu [14]

52 African countries

R.Q, R.L, V&A, MLD, DAC, Trade, ODA

2SLS, OLS, 2SLS-IV, Panel Granger causality

1996–2010

Negative Aid-Growth relationship

Gov.E → Y

R.Q → Y

CC → Y

R.L → Y

Ee [19]

Four Sub-Saharan African

(SSA) countries

ELG

Panel Unit Root Tests, Panel Cointegration, FMOLS, DOLS

1985–2014

Positive Aid-Growth relationship

ELG → Y

Ouedraogo and Sourouema [46]

40 sub-Saharan African countries

Y, PI, EXP

System-GMM, Huber-White Sandwich, LSDV

1995–2015

Positive Aid-Growth relationship

EXP → Y

PI → Y

Dong and Fan [18]

47 African countries

Y, ODI, FAID

Fixed Effect, Quantile Regressions, Pooled OLS, GMM, System-GMM, IV Regressions

2003–2013

Significant Aid-Growth relationship

FAID → Y

Insignificant Aid-Growth relationship

ODI → Y

Tekin [57]

14 aid-dependent African countries

ODA, OPENNESS, FAID

Granger Causality Test

1970–2017

Insignificant Aid-Growth relationship (Chad and the Gambia)

FAID → Y

Maruta et al. [38]

74 LDCs from Africa, Asia, and South America

Y, eAID, aAID, hAID

2SLS, System-GMM

1980–2016

Insignificant Aid-Growth Effect in Africa (AID → Y), Asia (AID → Y) and South America

(AID → Y)

Sethi et al. [53]

India

and Sri Lanka

Y, FAID, GCF,TR, INF, FD

Granger Causality test,

VAR modeling

1960–2015

Insignificant Aid-Growth Effect in Sri Lanka (FAID → Y)

Significant Aid-Growth Effect in India on the Short-run (FAID → Y)

Jena and Sethi (2020)

South Asian countries

Y, FAID, INV, TR, PS, FD

PDOLS, FMOLS, Granger causality

test

1996–2017

Significant Aid-Growth Effect

FAID → Y

TR → Y

Adebayo [2]

Nigeria

Y, GCF, FDI, EXP, GDS

ARDL, TYGC, Variance Decomposition, Wavelet Coherence

1981–2018

Significant relationship

GCF → Y

EXP → Y

GDS → Y

Adams [1]

Asian and African countries

Y, FAID

Panel Data Fixed-effects Model

1980—2015

Insignificant Aid-Growth relationship

Mustafa et al. [41]

Sudan

Y, ODA, HC, EXP, CRD, PRIV

ARDL

1980—2015

Significant Aid-Growth relationship

ODA → Y

HC → Y

EXP → Y

CRD → Y

PRIV → Y

Ehigiamusoe and Lean [20]

Nigeria

Y, FCI, FDI, FPI, FL

ARDL

1980—2015

Insignificant Aid-Growth relationship

FDI → Y

FL → Y

Significant Aid-Growth relationship

FPI → Y

FCI → Y

Adebayo and Kalmaz

Nigeria

Y, FAID, GCF, INF

ARDL, FMOLS, DOLS, Causality, Wavelet Coherence Technique

1980–2018

Insignificant Aid-Growth relationship

GCF → Y

Ali et al. [10]

Ethiopia

Y, FAID

OLS

1991–2016

Negative Aid-Growth relationship

  1. GOVE, Government Expenditure; P.I, Public Investment; EXP, Export; POP, Population; INV, Investment; POV, Poverty; COR, Corruption; FDI, Foreign Direct Investment;Y, Economic Growth; GCF, Gross Capital Formation; TR, Trade; CC, Control of Corruption; Gov.E, Government Effectiveness; R.Q, Regulation Quality; R.L, Rule of Law; V&A, Voice and Accountability; Trade, Trade Openess; ELG, Export-Led Growt; FD, Financial Development; eAID, Education Aid; aAID, Agriculture Aid; hAID, Health Aid; PS, Price Stability; FD, Financial Deepening; GDS, Gross Domestic Savings; CRD, Banking Credit; HC, Human Capital; PRIV, Privatization; FPI, Foreign Portfolio Investment; FCI, Foreign Capital Inflow
  2. Source: Authors’ Compilation