Corruption, Growth, and Public Finances

Tanzi, Vito; Davoodi, Hamid R.

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Corruption, Growth, and Public Finances

IMF Working Paper No. 00/182

27 Pages Posted: 1 Feb 2006

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Vito Tanzi

International Monetary Fund (IMF); National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Hamid R. Davoodi

International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Fiscal Affairs Department

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Date Written: November 2000

Abstract

The paper discusses some channels through which corruption affects growth such as the impact of corruption on enterprises, on the allocation of talent, and on investment. It also discusses the impact of corruption on some aspects of public finance.

Keywords: corruption, growth, bribes, investment

JEL Classification: H2, H26, H29, K42, 040, 038

Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation

Tanzi, Vito and Davoodi, Hamid R., Corruption, Growth, and Public Finances (November 2000). IMF Working Paper No. 00/182, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=880260