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Corruption and Military Spending »
Source: Corruption and Military Spending
Volume/Issue: 2000/23
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2000
ISBN: 9781451844030
Keywords: military spending, panel data, military, arms, military equipment, military procurement
Anecdotal evidence relates corruption with high levels of military spending. This paper tests empirically whether such a relationship exists. The empirical analysis is based on data from four different sources for...

Military Expenditure and Arms Trade »
Source: Military Expenditure and Arms Trade : Alternative Data Sources
Volume/Issue: 1994/69
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): John Wakeman-Linn , and Nancy Happe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1994
ISBN: 9781451960709
Keywords: military, military expenditures, arms, expenditures, expenditure
Analysis of the economic impact of military expenditures and arms trade is frequently hampered by the limited amount of transparent, comprehensive data. Country-specific information can be supplemented, however, by...

Worldwide Military Spending, 1990-1995 »
Source: Worldwide Military Spending, 1990-1995
Volume/Issue: 1996/64
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Jerald Schiff , Benedict Clements , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1996
ISBN: 9781451848519
Keywords: military spending, military, military expenditures, military expenditure, arms
The decline in military spending that began in the mid-1980s continued through 1995, and this decline was widespread both geographically and by level of development. Cuts in military spending appear to have potenti...

8 The Effectiveness of Government Spending on Education and Health Care in Developing and Transition Economies »
Source: Helping Countries Develop : The Role of Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Sanjeev Gupta , and Gabriela Inchauste
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2004
ISBN: 9781589063181
Keywords: food aid, expenditure, fiscal policy, public spending, per
1. Introduction...

12 Tax Policy in Developing Countries: Some Lessons from the 1990s and Some Challenges Ahead »
Source: Helping Countries Develop : The Role of Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Sanjeev Gupta , and Gabriela Inchauste
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2004
ISBN: 9781589063181
Keywords: food aid, expenditure, fiscal policy, public spending, per
Burgess and Stern (1993). While experiences have naturally varied quite significantly across countries over this decade, and although 10 years is a relatively short period in the...

14 Foreign Aid and Revenue Response: Does the Composition of Aid Matter? »
Source: Helping Countries Develop : The Role of Fiscal Policy
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Sanjeev Gupta , and Gabriela Inchauste
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2004
ISBN: 9781589063181
Keywords: food aid, expenditure, fiscal policy, public spending, per
Schmidt, 1964). Therefore, concessional loans are better for meeting the objectives underlying development assistance (see Singer, 1961)....