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Towards Achieving the MDGs: Addressing Absorptive Capacity Constraints. Francois Bourguignon Chief Economist and Senior Vice President The World Bank Presentation at the ECOSOC High Level Policy Dialogue The United Nations March 17,2005. Aid absorptiveness.
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Towards Achieving the MDGs: Addressing Absorptive Capacity Constraints Francois Bourguignon Chief Economist and Senior Vice President The World Bank Presentation at the ECOSOC High Level Policy Dialogue The United Nations March 17,2005
MDG 1: Share of Population Living on $1 (PPP) per day or less (%)
Foreign grants necessary to reach the MDGs (US dollar per capita)
Real Wage for Workers with Secondary-School Education (Birr)
Time sequencing of spending and MDG costs (excl. Infrastructure) No productivity gain Productivity gain