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Payment by Results in Aid: Does it work?
The evidence on the effectiveness of Payment by results for outputs, outcomes and impact is mixed. A new working paper show that Payment by results appears to have been effective in some cases and circumstances, but that effectiveness, let alone cost effectiveness (or value added) of PbR in general is by no means certain.
Published 23 May 2023 – Read more
Annual report

Our annual report is here
The EBA Aid Review 2023 highlights a number of issues. Among them are Sweden's role in EU aid, the crisis management capacity of international development cooperation, the importance of agricultural aid and what aid can realistically achieve.
Published 12 May 2023 – Read more
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The Rise of Social Protection in the Global South: The Role of Foreign Aid
More than half of the world’s population has no access to social safety nets or social insurance. What is international development aid doing to address this? A new EBA study demonstrates that, while international aid has contributed to the expansion of social safety net programmes in poor countries, the share of aid that is targeted towards social protection has decreased globally.
Published 28 April 2023 – Read more
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Does SRHR Aid Work? Evidence and Knowledge Gaps

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Water, sanitation, and hygiene in Tanzania

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2022:08

Health and Social Protection

Analysis

The Rise of Social Protection in the Global South: The Role of Foreign Aid

Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Ana Horigoshi, Alma Santillán Hernández, Ernesto Tiburcio

More than half of the world’s population has no access to social safety nets or social insurance. What is international development aid doing to address this? This study demonstrates that, while international aid has contributed to the...

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2016:06

Organisation and Management of Aid

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Who makes the decisions on Swedish aid funding? (In Swedish)

The Expert Group for Aid Studies

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the financial governance of Swedish ODA at the national level. Many different stakeholders at various levels are involved in the decisionmaking process for Swedish aid including the...

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2018:05

Organisation and Management of Aid

Mapping

Who makes the decisions on Swedish aid funding? An overview

The Expert Group for Aid Studies

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the financial governance of Swedish ODA at the national level. Many different stakeholders at various levels are involved in the decisionmaking process for Swedish aid including the...

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