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July 22, 2014
Editing ODA: What to Omit and Add in the Definition of Aid
My earlier posts on the definition of Official Development Assistance (here, here) dwell on the questions of when and how to count loans as aid.
David Roodman
June 19, 2014
More on the Definition of ODA: Proper Credit for Credits
CGD’s recent publication of my paper on improving the statistical definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA) brought me into contact with several people involved with the ongoing review of this issue. (For the history of that process see my previous post.) Those conversations have stimulated my thinking. They have also helped me appreciate that among the questions in play, the hottest is how to count loans in ODA—where “hot” is some blend of complicated and controversial.
I wrote about loans in my last post. But I focused on arguing against factoring the probability of default into the assessed financial value of a loan. Here, I’ll explain some other loan-related recommendations. In another post, I’ll talk about other questions.
David Roodman

Straightening the Measuring Stick: A 14-Point Plan for Reforming the Definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA)

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6/4/14

The definition of foreign aid—Official Development Assistance, or ODA—is in crisis. The statistical aggregate assumed its current form between 1968 and 1972, and has failed to adjust to the times.

ODA in Turmoil: Why Aid Definitions and Targets Will Come Under Pressure in the Pandemic Age, and What Might be Done About It?

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12/15/20

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, official development assistance (ODA) remains an essential, though often criticised, form of external financing for developing countries.

Data Set for "Straightening the Measuring Stick: A 14-Point Plan for Reforming the Definition of Official Development Assistance (ODA)"

Publication

6/5/14

This is the data set for Policy Paper 44 which analyzes 14 proposals to change or preserve aspects of the official aid measurement system.

September 26, 2013
OECD Dispute with Oslo Has a Bad ODA
In Norway last year I met with the impressive staff of one of the world’s largest and smartest NGOs. They were unhappy that Norwegian aid money was being used to discourage deforestation in Brazil instead of to immunize children and educate girls in low-income Africa—in other words, to deal with climate change rather than “development.”  I countered that minimizing climate change is a crucial piece of development, and urged them to rethink the issue. 
Nancy Birdsall

Mismeasuring ODA—How Risky Actually Are Aid Loans?

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11/5/20

This note explores what happens to the value of ODA loans if more realistic discount rates are chosen. In short, the value of ODA loans falls by over a half.


September 9, 2020
Measuring ODA: Four Strange Features of the New DAC Debt Relief Rules
This blog briefly describes the OECD DAC's new rules for debt relief, and four features that may not satisfy critics of the new system.
Euan Ritchie
July 19, 2010
Is ODA DOA?
Something’s stirring out there, as the perennial grumbles about official development assistance (ODA) morph into claims of its demise.
David Wheeler and Dennis Whittle
January 11, 2011
Definitive Measurement of Grameen Interest Rates
MFTransparency just released the def
David Roodman

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