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Corruption and the Rate of Temptation : Do Low Wages in the Civil Service Cause Corruption?

International Monetary Fund - 1997

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models …, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary … importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The empirical evidence points to a negative relationship between corruption …

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Corruption and Military Spending

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Anecdotal evidence relates corruption with high levels of military spending. This paper tests empirically whether such … the period 1985–98. The association between military spending and corruption is ascertained by using panel regression … techniques. The results suggest that corruption is indeed associated with higher military spending as a share of both GDP and …

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Civil service reform : strengthening World Bank and IMF collaboration

2002

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523859

Tonga : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund - 2003

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix reviews the past conduct of monetary policy of Tonga. The paper considers the problems in the current system and discusses the policy options available to the authorities. It reviews Tonga’s exchange rate policy and explores its effectiveness...

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The Quality of Governance : Second-Generation Civil Service Reform in Africa

International Monetary Fund - 1998

This paper argues that the development of human capital in the public sector should be an important ingredient in any proposed set of “second-generation” reforms for Africa. In the post-colonial era the quality of governance has seriously declined, and the stock of human capital in the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401612

Tonga : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This Selected Issues paper assesses the fiscal risk impact of various events in Tonga and describes the challenges implied for fiscal management. The paper discusses that the Tongan government has made various efforts to limit the budgetary implications of the recent economic and political...

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Civil Service Reform Strengthening World Bank and IMF Collaboration

International Monetary Fund - 2002

Civil service reform is often essential to bring about governanceimprovements that are needed for sustainable poverty reduction.A workshop hosted by the World Bank and the IMF in September 2001provided a forum to review the effectiveness of Bank-Fund advice and programs on civil service reform,...

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Regional economic outlook : : Sub-Saharan Africa : May 06

2006

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- OVERVIEW -- RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND SHORT- TERM PROSPECTS -- SCALING UP AID: MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS -- FINANCIAL SECTORS: ISSUES, CHALLENGES, AND REFORM STRATEGIES -- FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION -- APPENDIX -- STATISTICAL APPENDIX -- REFERENCES -- PUBLICATIONS OF...

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Spillovers From the Rest of the World Into Sub-Saharan African Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2009

This paper investigates the impact of a global slowdown on individual African countries using a series of dynamic panel regressions for countries in the region, relating real growth in domestic output to world growth in trade weighted by partner countries and several control variables: oil...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403000

Foreign Reserve Adequacy in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper looks at the question of adequacy of reserves in sub-Saharan African countries in light of the shocks faced by these countries. Literature on optimal reserves so far has not paid attention to the particular shocks facing low-income countries. We use a two-good endowment economy model...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401389

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