This paper argues that natural resource abundance creates opportunities for rent-seeking behavior and is an important factor in determining a country’s level of corruption. In a simple growth model, we illustrate the interrelationships between natural resources, corruption, and economic...

The paper investigates the existence of ""super pro-poor"" policies-that is, policies that directly influence the income of the poor after accounting for the effect of growth. It uses a dynamic panel estimator to capture both across- and within-country effects, and a Bayesian-type robustness...

The paper investigates the existence of "super pro-poor" policies-that is, policies that directly influence the income of the poor after accounting for the effect of growth. It uses a dynamic panel estimator to capture both across- and within-country effects, and a Bayesian-type robustness check...

Am 25. März 2015 war der Präsident der Deutschen Bundesbank, Jens Weidmann, im Rahmen der »Münchner Seminare« der CESifo Group und der Süddeutschen Zeitung zu Gast. Sein Vortrag zur Rolle der Finanzstabilität für die Geldpolitik ist hier dokumentiert.