EPAR Research Brief #226
Thu, 05/02/2013
Authors: 
Claire Kpaka
C. Leigh Anderson
Mary Kay Gugerty
Abstract: 

The following brief details the various policies surrounding donor agency salary supplementation (or top-up) to individuals employed in project countries. The goal of this research was to understand the landscape of different agency’s policies regarding salary top-ups for government experts and scientists advising on donor projects. However, information on this specific scenario was limited. The brief covers a range of scenarios in which donor agencies may pay salary top-ups to local, in-country individuals and aims to draw out a number of hypothesized advantages and disadvantages associated with the practice of donor salary supplementation.

Type of Research: 
Literature Review
Research Topic Category: 
Development Finance & Policy
Aid & Other Development Finance

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