Buying Votes and International Organizations
45 Pages Posted: 30 May 2012
Date Written: May 18, 2011
Abstract
This study explores a basic idea in political economy: trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another. In particular, we consider the lending activities of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and voting behavior at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). Analyzing an original data set on the successful and failed resolutions of the UNSC, we find evidence of vote-buying.
Keywords: IMF, UN Security Council, voting, aid
JEL Classification: O19, O11, F35
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