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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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Does Mother Nature Corrupt? Natural Resources, Corruption, and Economic Growth

Weidmann, Jens - 2021

factor in determining a country’s level of corruption. In a simple growth model, we illustrate the interrelationships between … natural resources, corruption, and economic growth, and discuss potential anti-corruption policies. We show that the extent of … corruption depends on natural resource abundance, government policies, and the concentration of bureaucratic power. Furthermore …

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Breaking the Curse of Sisyphus : An Empirical Analysis of Post-Conflict Economic Transitions

Cevik, Serhan - 2013

world during the period 1960-2010, using a dynamic panel estimation approach based on the system-generalized method of …

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The Macroeconomic Costs of Conflict

Novta, Natalija - 2020

Macroeconomic costs of conflict are generally very large, with GDP per capita about 28 percent lower ten years after conflict onset. This is overwhelmingly driven by private consumption, which falls by 25 percent ten years after conflict onset. Conflict is also associated with dramatic declines...

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Climate Shocks and Domestic Conflicts in Africa

Diallo, Yoro; Tapsoba, Rene - 2022

This paper analyzes the interlinkages between climate shocks, domestic conflicts, and policy resilience in Africa. It builds on a Correlated Random Effect model to asess these interrelationships on a broad sample of 51 African countries over the 1990-2018 period. We find suggestive evidence that...

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Media Sentiment and International Asset Prices

Fraiberger, Samuel P. - 2019

, changes in global news sentiment have a larger impact on equity returns around the world, which does not reverse in the short …

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Growth Dynamics : The Myth of Economic Recovery

Cerra, Valerie; Saxena, Sweta Chaman - 2013

Using panel data for a large number of countries, we find that economic contractions are not followed by offsetting fast recoveries. Trend output lost is not regained, on average. Wars, crises, and other negative shocks lead to absolute divergence and lower long-run growth, whereas we find...

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Assessing Vulnerabilities to Corruption in Public Procurement and Their Price Impact

Abdou, Aly; Basdevant, Olivier; Dávid-Barrett, Elizabeth; … - 2022

Public procurement can be highly vulnerable to corruption. This paper outlines a methodology and results in assessing … corruption risks in public procurement and their impact on relative prices, using large databases on government contracts and … corruption risk factor (aggregated in a synthetic corruption risk index). While there are intrinsic limitations to our study …

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The Measurement and Macro-Relevance of Corruption : A Big Data Approach

Hlatshwayo, Sandile - 2018

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 …

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Can Digitalization Help Deter Corruption in Africa?

Ouedraogo, Rasmané - 2020

This paper studies the effect of digitalization on the perception of corruption and trust in tax officials in Africa … digital adoption is associated with a reduction in the perception of corruption and an increase in trust in tax officials … the use of Internet on the perception of corruption. Yet, the paper shows that the dampening effect of digitalization on …

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