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Corruption and the Rate of Temptation »
Source: Corruption and the Rate of Temptation : Do Low Wages in the Civil Service Cause Corruption?
Volume/Issue: 1997/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1997
ISBN: 9781451849424
Keywords: wage, wages, civil service, civil servants, civil service wages
This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level...
Uncontrolled Markets and the Inflationary Process in a Centrally Planned Economy »
Source: Uncontrolled Markets and the Inflationary Process in a Centrally Planned Economy
Volume/Issue: 1989/59
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 26 July 1989
ISBN: 9781451965599
Keywords: inflation, wage, inflationary gap, wage rate, wages
This paper analyzes the inflationary process in a centrally planned economy which has an uncontrolled market where prices can move more freely. The maintenance of controls over prices and rationing in the economy l...
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2012 Article IV Consultation with Singapore »
Source: Singapore : 2012 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report, Informational Annex, Public Information
Volume/Issue: 2012/248
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 August 2012
ISBN: 9781475504873
Keywords: real wages, aggregate demand, monetary fund
Singapore's large financial sector has remained resilient. The output has shown to rebound strongly despite a drop of 9 percent in GDP during 2008-early 2009. The new challenges include consumer price inflation, in...
Singapore »
Source: Singapore : 2012 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report, Informational Annex, Public Information
Volume/Issue: 2012/248
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 August 2012
ISBN: 9781475504873
Keywords: real wages, aggregate demand, monetary fund
Singapore's large financial sector has remained resilient. The output has shown to rebound strongly despite a drop of 9 percent in GDP during 2008-early 2009. The new challenges include consumer price inflation, in...
Singapore: Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation—Informational Annex »
Source: Singapore : 2012 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report, Informational Annex, Public Information
Volume/Issue: 2012/248
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 August 2012
ISBN: 9781475504873
Keywords: real wages, aggregate demand, monetary fund
Singapore's large financial sector has remained resilient. The output has shown to rebound strongly despite a drop of 9 percent in GDP during 2008-early 2009. The new challenges include consumer price inflation, in...
Do Government Wage Cuts Close Budget Deficits? a Conceptual Framework for Developing Countries and Transition Economies »
Source: Do Government Wage Cuts Close Budget Deficits? a Conceptual Framework for Developing Countries and Transition Economies
Volume/Issue: 1996/19
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 1996
ISBN: 9781451922554
Keywords: wages, wage, tax evasion, tax collectors, tax collector
Real wage declines have been common in the public sector in many countries over substantial periods of time. In several cases, such wage reductions have coincided with a decline in the efficiency of the public sect...
Corruption Around the World »
Source: Corruption Around the World : Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures
Volume/Issue: 1998/63
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Vito Tanzi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 1998
ISBN: 9781451848397
Keywords: role of state, regulations, bribes, wages, salaries, wage, bribe
Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world. The paper surveys and discusses issues related to the causes, consequences, and scope of corruption and possible corrective actions. It emphasizes the c...
What Transparency Can Do When Incentives Fail »
Source: What Transparency Can Do When Incentives Fail : An Analysis of Rent Capture
Volume/Issue: 2006/146
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Elisabeth Paul , and Era Dabla-Norris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9781451864069
Keywords: incentives, wages, budget constraint, wage, fiscal transparency, fiscal management,
This paper analyzes the pervasiveness and persistence of rent seeking, misgovernance, and public sector inefficiency in many developing and transition economies. We formalize evidence from country experiences and e...
Social and Political Factors in a Model of Endogenous Economic Growth and Distribution »
Source: Social and Political Factors in a Model of Endogenous Economic Growth and Distribution : An Application to the Philippines
Volume/Issue: 1996/139
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Delano Villanueva
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 1996
ISBN: 9781451929461
Keywords: growth rate, wage, wages, economic growth, growth model
This paper proposes a model of endogenous economic growth and distribution explicitly incorporating social extraction and political competition, with an application to the Philippine historical experience. The majo...
Wages, Profitability, and Growth in a Small Open Economy »
Source: Wages, Profitability, and Growth in a Small Open Economy
Volume/Issue: 1990/45
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Bankim Chadha
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 1990
ISBN: 9781451974188
Keywords: Singapore, Wages, wage, labor force, wage increases, labor costs
This paper examines issues raised by the evolution of a rapidly growing small open economy-Singapore-from a labor-intensive, low-technology production base to a capital-intensive, high-technology, knowledge-and-ski...