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

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 …

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 …

important public service, there is widespread concern that their activities are negatively affected by corruption. However …, there is limited cross-country analysis on the costs of corruption for SOEs. We present new evidence on how corruption … perform as well as private firms in core sectors when corruption is low. Taking advantage of a novel database reforms, we also …

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

Corruption is macro-relevant for many countries, but is often hidden, making measurement of it-and its effects … perception-based measures, reliance on a limited pool of experts, and an inability to distinguish between corruption and … institutional capacity gaps. This paper attempts to address these limitations by leveraging news media coverage of corruption. We …