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Institutionalized Corruption and the Kleptocratic State

Charap, Joshua - 2006

This paper argues that corruption patterns are endogenous to political structures. Thus, corruption can be systemic and … revolution by creating a system of patronage and loyalty through corrupt bureaucracy. Competitive corruption patterns are … associated with anarchy and weak dictators, while strong dictators implement a system of monopolistic corruption. Efforts at …

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Fragmented Politics and Public Debt

Crivelli, Ernesto - 2016

between political fragmentation and public debt changes. Corruption magnifies the effects; with higher perceived corruption …

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Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries : The Role of the IMF

Wolf, Thomas A.; Gürgen, Emine - 2021

This paper examines the indirect role the IMF plays in combating corruption in the Baltic and CIS countries by … analysis draws on examples of actual experience with corruption and outlines some of the structural measures under IMF …-supported arrangements, which, if successfully implemented, can be expected to help gradually alleviate corruption. It also summarizes IMF …

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Doing More with Less : How Can Brazil Foster Development While Pursuing Fiscal Consolidation?

Flamini, Valentina - 2019

Following a benchmarking exercise, we estimate the spending required to reach satisfactory progress in the Sustainable Development Goals in the health, education, and infrastructure sectors in Brazil. We find that there is room for savings in education (up to 1.5 percentage point of GDP) and...

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State Institutions and Tax Capacity : An Empirical Investigation of Causality

Akanbi, Olusegun Ayodele - 2019

Would better state institutions increase tax collection, or would higher tax collection help improve state institutions? In the absence of conclusive guidance from theory, this paper searches for an empirical answer to this question, using a panel dataset covering 110 non-resource-rich countries...

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Shadow Economies Around the World : What Did We Learn Over the Last 20 Years?

Medina, Leandro - 2018

We undertake an extended discussion of the latest developments about the existing and new estimation methods of the shadow economy. New results on the shadow economy for 158 countries all over the world are presented over 1991 to 2015. Strengths and weaknesses of these methods are assessed and a...

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Public Sector Balance Sheet Database : Overview and Guide for Compilers and Users

Alves, Miguel - 2020

This paper provides an overview of the Public Sector Balance Sheet (PSBS) Database, a dataset developed in the context of the October 2018 Fiscal Monitor. The dataset provides a comprehensive picture of public wealth for 38 countries, and a narrower picture for further 37 countries and...

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Why Did Public Banks Lend More During the Global Financial Crisis?

Bosshardt, Joshua - 2020

During the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), state-owned or public banks lent relativelymore than domestic private banks in many countries. However, data limitations havehindered a thorough assessment of what led public banks to better maintain lendingduring the GFC. Using a novel bank-level...

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Attaining Selected Sustainable Development Goals in Guatemala : Spending, Provision, and Financing Needs

Perez Ruiz, Esther - 2019

Raising living standards continues to be the main challenge facing Guatemala, as a matter of economic success and social cohesion. This paper discusses the spending, financing, and delivery capacity aspects of a viable development strategy for Guatemala couched within the United Nations...

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The Russian State's Size and its Footprint : Have They Increased?

Di Bella, C. Gabriel - 2019

The short answer: The size of the Russian State has not increased much in the last few years, but its economic footprint remains significant. Concretely, the state's size increased from about 32 percent of GDP in 2012 to 33 percent in 2016, not far from the EBRD's estimate of 35 percent for...

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