Do IMF programs improve economic governance? / / Jiro Honda

• Autore: Honda Jiro
• Pubblicazione: [Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (34 p.)
• Disciplina: 353.00722
• Soggetto topico: Economic assistance - Developing countries - Econometric models; Economic development - Developing countries - Econometric models
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; I. Background; II. The IMF's Approach to Economic Governance; A. The Approach; B. Literature Review; III. Stylized Facts About Economic Governance in Developing Countries; IV. Empirical Framework; A. Model; B. Data; C. Results; V. Concluding Remarks
• Sommario/riassunto: This paper examines the effects of IMF financial assistance on economic governance in developing countries, based on panel data analyses of perceived governance indicators. It uses a two-stage approach to address possible endogeneity issues. The results show that successful implementation of IMF programs is associated with improvements in the quality of economic governance. Specifically, the paper finds statistically robust results that IMF concessional programs through the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility tend to enhance the rule of law and strengthen control of corruption. Through this
• Titolo autorizzato: Do IMF programs improve economic governance
• ISBN: 1-4623-1846-0; 1-4527-3395-3; 1-4518-6974-6; 1-282-84068-1; 9786612840685
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464012103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers