Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 215
Cover Image
Tax Revenue in Sub-Saharan Africa : Effects of Economic Policies and Corruption
Ghura, Dhaneshwar - 1998
-GDP ratios within this group are influenced by economic policies and the level of corruption. Namely, these ratios rise with … the government), and declining corruption. The paper confirms that the tax revenue ratio rises with income, and that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403791
Cover Image
Poverty and Social Impact Analysis : Linking Macroeconomic Policies to Poverty Outcomes: Summary of Early Experiences
Robb, Caroline M. - 2003
The objective of this paper is to present some early experiences of poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) from the PRGF-supported programs in the African Department. The paper illustrates that many staff country reports have taken a first step toward PSIA by making more explicit the links...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404006
Cover Image
Macro-fiscal gains from anti-corruption reforms in the Republic of Congo
Melina, Giovanni; Selim, Hoda; Verdugo Yepes, Concepcion - 2019
This paper argues that oil revenue management and public investment in Congo are vulnerable to corruption as a result … of limited transparency and accountability. Corruption has potentially contributed to poor macro-fiscal outcomes. The … paper acknowledges the authorities' anti-corruption efforts made so far and proposes further critical reforms to reduce …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022067
Cover Image
Modeling appropriate fiscal targets and optimal consolidation paths for resource-rich countries : the case of Suriname
Kanda, Daniel; Mansilla, Mario - 2014
This paper first attempts to quantify the natural resource wealth of Suriname from the perspective of its impact on the fiscal position, and then assesses the fiscal sustainability gap in that context. It then presents models to address the question of the optimal path of fiscal consolidation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012667447
Cover Image
What Level of Public Debt Could India Target?
Topalova, Petia - 2010
This paper discusses possible medium-term public debt targets for India, based on evidence from the economic literature on prudent levels of public debt and the feasibility for the country to meet a particular target over the next 5-6 years. While recognizing the challenges in determining an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404333
Cover Image
The Chinese Corporate Savings Puzzle : A Firm-Level Cross-Country Perspective
Tong, Hui - 2010
China’s high corporate savings rate is commonly claimed to be a key driver for the country’s large current account surplus. The mainstream explanation for high corporate savings is a combination of windfall profits in state-owned firms, especially in resource sectors, and mis-governance of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402854
Cover Image
Crypto, corruption, and capital controls : cross-country correlations
Alnasaa, Marwa; Georgiev, Nikolaj; Honda, Jiro; … - 2022
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013169885
Cover Image
Governance for inclusive growth
Ivanyna, Maksym; Salerno, Andrea - 2021
discretion and hence the space for policy errors; (2) human resource policies, capacity building, effective anti-corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012604784
Cover Image
A sentiment-enhanced corruption perception index
Cao, Yongquan; Fan, Yingjie; Hlatshwayo, Sandile; … - 2021
Direct measurement of corruption is difficult due to its hidden nature, and measuring the perceptions of corruption via … countries by applying sentiment analysis to Financial Times articles over 2005-18. This sentiment-enhanced corruption perception … index (SECPI) captures not only the frequncy of corruption related articles, but also the articles' sentiment towards …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605593
Cover Image
Pooling fiscal risk in the ECCU : quantitative assessment of savings with a regional stabilization fund
Guerson, Alejandro - 2021
This paper quantifies the savings obtained from risk pooling with a Regional Stabilization Fund (RSF) for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. A Monte Carlo experiment is used to estimate the size of a RSF conditional on probabilities of depletion under specific saving-withdrawal rules. Results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012605596