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A Noteon the Public Choice Approach to the Growth in Government Expenditure

International Monetary Fund - 1988

The paper applies an empirical model, based on the economic theory of public choice, to the Group of Seven countries. It is discovered: (a) that deficit financing does appear to contribute to increased real government spending; (b) that the demand for government services as a whole does not...

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Oil Rents, Corruption, and State Stability : Evidence From Panel Data Regressions

International Monetary Fund - 2009

We examine the effects of oil rents on corruption and state stability exploiting the exogenous within-country variation of a new measure of oil rents for a panel of 31 oil-exporting countries during the period 1992 to 2005. We find that an increase in oil rents significantly increases...

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Agricultural Trade and Protection in Asia

International Monetary Fund - 1988

The study reveals agricultural import restrictions are widely applied in Asia, but that Japan and Korea impose lower average tariffs and nontariff barriers with less frequency than most Asian countries. It also finds several low and middle-income countries enforce relatively low protection for...

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Budget Processes and Commitment to Fiscal Discipline

International Monetary Fund - 1996

This paper develops a political-economy model of the budget process focusing on the common pool problem of the public budget. We show that the externality arising from the fact that public spending tends to be targeted at individual groups in society while the tax burden is widely dispersed...

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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Summary Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Summary Report describes Afghanistan's Interim National Development Strategy (I-ANDS). It assesses the overall policy objectives, analyzes the context of and constraints to the achievement of those objectives, summarizes the government's key strategies and programs, and also reviews...

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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€“â€“Detailed Assessment of Compliance of the Basel Core Priciples for Effective Banking Supervision...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

in Nigeria. The assessment team reviewed the legal framework for banking supervision and held extensive discussions with … the staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). It is assessed that … Nigeria has recorded significant improvement in its level of compliance with the BCPs, which is attributed to the enhancement …

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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€“â€“Technical Note of Banking Cross-Border Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

Nigeria (CBN) should enhance further its work in improving cross-border supervision, including home-host coordination and …

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Nigeria: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Nigeria

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015

KEY ISSUES Context. Nigeria has a large and diverse economy that has achieved a decade of strong growth, averaging 6 ….8 percent a year. However, Nigeria still lags peers in critical infrastructure and has high rates of poverty and income …

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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€“â€“Technical Note on Stress Testing

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

To assess the financial stability in Nigeria, various stress tests and analytic processes were undertaken jointly by …

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Nigeria; Publication of Financial Sector Assessment Program Documentationâ€“â€“Technical Note on Crisis Management and Crisis Preparedness Frameworks

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

credible exit strategy. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has a broad resolution toolkit, which was put to use during the … crisis to resolve the intervened banks. The Nigerian authorities set up the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON …

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