Examines corruption through a macroeconomic lens, exploring the relationship between corruption, fiscal policy, and political economy
Applies models that analyze the causes and consequences of rising income inequality, long-term economic growth slowdowns and fiscal crises
Contains ancillary materials including a technical appendix, end-of-chapter questions and problems, and a complete solutions manual
Autorentext
Maksym Ivanyna has been an Economist at the Joint Vienna Institute since June 2012. He holds a Doctor's degree in Economics from Regensburg University (Germany). He also obtained a Master's degree in Mathematics from Lviv National University (Ukraine), and M.A. degrees in Economics from Central European University (Hungary) and Michigan State University (USA). Prior to joining the JVI, Maksym did a number of consultancy jobs and internships at the IMF, World Bank, German Institute for Development, European Centre for Minority Issues, and Centre for EU Enlargement. His research portfolio includes publications and working papers in the fields of development, growth, corruption, governance, fiscal federalism, taxation, technology adoption and innovation.
Inhalt
Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Two-Period Model of Government Investment.- Chapter 3: Politics and Corruption in the Two-Period Model.- Chapter 4: Overlapping-Generations (OLG) Model of Growth.- Chapter 5: Corruption and Tax Evasion in the OLG Model.- Chapter 6: Corruption and Debt in the OLG Model.- Chapter 7: The Political Economy of Policy Reforms.- Chapter 8: Conclusions.- Technical Appendix.