IMF Conditionality on Corruption: The Politics of Good Governance
Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We offer a systematic analysis of IMF loan conditionality on corruption and argue that the Fund's pursuit of anti‐corruption measures is tempered by two political costs. First, because corruption is politically sensitive, the IMF risks destabilizing recipient governments and provoking crises.
Merih Angin +3 more
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Enhancing audit quality and reducing costs: the impact of AI in banking and financial services. [PDF]
Front Artif IntellJohri A +6 more
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Does Aid Harm or Benefit Institutional Quality? Time Heals All Wounds
Review of Development Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Previous research has found conflicting results regarding the effect of aid on the quality of institutions, with some studies finding a positive relationship, whereas others finding a negative one. In this paper, we try to reconcile these results.
Michael Chletsos, Sofia Tsarsitalidou
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Racial/Ethnic inequality & contemporary disparities in mortgage lending. [PDF]
PLoS OneO'Neil MM, Roscigno VJ.
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The Relationship Between Welfare and Capital Controls
Social Policy &Administration, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper investigates the relationship between welfare state and capital flow management. Complementing the literature on the implications of financial globalization for social protection, we argue that the coverage and priorities of welfare states matter more than the amount of spending when it comes to the degree of capital account ...
Martino Comelli, Pedro Perfeito da Silva
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Alliance-based modeling of interbank lending networks: insights into risk contagion dynamics. [PDF]
PLoS OneJiang Z, Jiang X, Yan H, Xie Y, Yao J.
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Fading Attention and the Pricing of Default Risk in the German Market for Structured Products
Journal of Futures Markets, Volume 46, Issue 10, Page 1787-1808, October 2026.ABSTRACT Structured retail products are unsecured bonds subject to the default risk of the issuer. We analyze the price‐setting policy of issuers with respect to this default risk. Using a long‐term data set of discount certificates in the German market, we apply a time series IVX‐approach to find that (i) quoted prices do depend on issuer default risk,
Rainer Baule, Falk Jensen
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How peer mechanism impacts loan repayment in a Self-help group?: An empirical study in India. [PDF]
PLoS OneMalhotra N.
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Do Women Make Better Borrowers and Loan Officers? Evidence From Afghanistan
Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, Volume 34, Issue 4, Page 659-677, October 2026.ABSTRACT This study explores how gender is associated with microfinance loan performance in Afghanistan, a conservative and conflict‐affected society. We use data from over 9500 borrowers across Taliban‐ and government‐controlled areas for the period from January 2017 to February 2020, before the 2021 Taliban takeover.
Mustafa Disli +2 more
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Blockchain-enabled supply chain finance risk intelligent assessment and trust mechanism construction. [PDF]
Sci RepChen Z, Zhang F.
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