discretion and hence the space for policy errors; (2) human resource policies, capacity building, effective anti-corruption …

corruption. Weak governance undermines economic performance through various channels, including deficiencies in government … performance by improving governance and reducing corruption. This paper estimates that strengthening governance and mitigating … corruption in the region could be associated with large growth dividends in the long run. While the process would take …

Recent studies have highlighted the adverse impact of corruption on economic performance. This paper advances the … hypothesis that corruption is largely a symptom of underlying weaknesses in public policies and institutions, a formulation that … provides deeper insights into economic performance than do measures of “perceived corruption.” The hypothesis is tested by …

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 …

This paper uses provincial time series data from China to empirically investigate two propositions relating to economic … have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China’s provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …

, loosely based upon China. We calibrate a benchmark equilibrium, and carry out various counterfactual simulations to analyze …