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Hold Your Nose and Vote; Why Do Some Democracies tolerate Corruption?
Pani, Marco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper analyses why corruption can persist for long periods in a democracy and inquires whether this can result …, the paper analyzes how corruption distortsthe allocation of resources between public and private expenditure, altering the … citizens can indirectly benefit from corruption. The paper shows that, under this condition, if the citizens anticipate a shift …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999974
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244172
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Republic of Moldova; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Development Strategy (NDS) for the Republic of Moldova. The NDS “Moldova 2020†presents a vision of cohesive long-term sustainable economic development based on a diagnostic study of constraints to economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243899
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Capital Flows are Fickle; Anytime, Anywhere
Bluedorn, John C; Duttagupta, Rupa; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
emerging markets, which reduces the volatility of their total net inflows despite higher volatility of the components. Capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242219
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Economic Diversification in LICs; Stylized Facts and Macroeconomic Implications
Papageorgiou, Chris; Spatafora, Nicola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
diversified their economies. Third, to analyze the relationship between diversification, growth, and volatility. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245889
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Are the Asia and Pacific Small States Different from Other Small States?
Tumbarello, Patrizia; Cabezon, Ezequiel; Wu, Yiqun - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The small states of the Asia and Pacific region face unique challenges in raising their growth potential and living standards relative to other small states due to their small populations, geographical isolation and dispersion, narrow export and production bases, exposure to shocks, and heavy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790232
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The Pacific Speed of Growth; How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?
Yang, Yongzheng; Chen, Hong; Singh, Shiu raj; Singh, Baljeet - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242206
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Inequality and Unsustainable Growth; Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duration of growth spells and a range of macro/policy/institutional factors. This paper is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245899
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Social Spending, Human Capital, and Growth in Developing Countries; Implications for Achieving the Mdgs
Baldacci, Emanuele; Cui, Qiang; Clements, Benedict J.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
Using panel data from 120 developing countries from 1975 to 2000, this paper explores the direct and indirect channels linking social spending, human capital, and growth in a system of equations. The paper finds that both education and health spending have a positive and significant direct...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263905
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Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy
Mohommad, Adil; Singh, Anoop; Jain-Chandra, Sonali - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
enforcement and corruption, they have an incentive to hide their activities in the underground economy. Empirical analysis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654165