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Wonder where all that aid money goes? Look no further:

One of the key goals of AidData is to increase transparency in development finance. To that end, we've attempted to create the most compressive collection of detailed, standardized data on development finance activities to date. Our purpose is to provide scholars, policy makers, journalists, and citizens with a comprehensive tool to test hypotheses and understand trends in overall and purpose-specific development assistance, both across countries and over time. AidData contains data on commitments and disbursements for the period 1945-2009. The User's Guide describes the procedures used in the data collection, standardization, and categorizing of projects within AidData.