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Income and Democracy; Lipset's Law Revisited

Hoeffler, Anke; Bates, Robert H.; Fayad, Ghada - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

We revisit Lipsetâ€˜s law, which posits a positive and significant relationship between income and democracy. Using … democracy: higher/lower incomes per capita hinder/trigger democratization. Decomposing overall income per capita into its …

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The Economics of Political Transitions; Implications for the Arab Spring

Khandelwal, Padamja; Roitman, Agustin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Over the past two years, ongoing political transitions in many Arab countries have led to social unrest and an economic downturn. This paper examines comparable historical episodes of political instability to derive implications for the near- and medium-term economic outlook in the Arab...

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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...

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Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth

Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew; Tsangarides, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

the previous SDN on inequality and growth by focusing on the role of redistribution. It finds that, from the perspective … of the best available macroeconomic data, there is not a lot of evidence that redistribution has in fact undercut … is a big tradeoff between redistribution and growth. The best available macroeconomic data do not support such a …

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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This paper on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers on Guinea explains medium-term development framework to achieve Millennium Development Goals and fulfill the authoritiesâ€™ vision of Guinea as an emerging economy in 15 to 25 years, respectful of human rights and gender equality and...

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The Political Economy of Seigniorage

Aisen, Ari; Veiga, Francisco José - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

policy implication of this study is the need to develop institutions conducive to greater economic freedom as a means to …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248308

Votingon the "Optimal" Size of Government

Olters, Jan-Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

Viewing fiscal policies as the outcome of democratically resolved conflicts of households over public goods and taxes, the “economic model of politics” proposes a public choice approach, which does not rely on social welfare functions. With it, a country’s overall budget can be derived...

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Political Instability and Growth; The Central African Republic

Ghura, Dhaneshwar; Mercereau, Benoît - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper provides empirical evidence that the propensity for political instability in the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) has been increased by low tax revenues and deteriorations in the terms of trade. The direct effect of political instability on economic growth is not statistically...

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Fiscal Consequences of Armed Conflict and Terrorism in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Clements, Benedict J.; Gupta, Sanjeev; Chakravarti, Shamit - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper analyses the fiscal effects of armed conflict and terrorism on low- and middle-income countries. An analysis of 22 conflict episodes shows that armed conflict is associated with lower growth and higher inflation, and has adverse effects on tax revenues and investment. It also leads to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769118

Social Fractionalization, Political Instability, and the Size of Government

Annett, Anthony - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper explores the relationship between the degree of division or fractionalization of a country’s population (along ethnolinguistic and religious dimensions) and both political instability and government consumption, using a neoclassical growth model. The principal idea is that greater...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769221

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