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Furceri, D et al.

“Managing The Political Economy Of Climate Change Policies – Analysis.” IMF Blog.

5 August 2021.

Abbas Q, Junqing L, Ramzan M, Fatima S.

"Role of Governance in Debt-Growth Relationship: Evidence from Panel Data Estimations." Sustainability 2021, 13(11), 5954.

20 April 2021.

Bickley, S, Chan, H, Skali, A et al.

“How does globalization affect COVID-19 responses?” Global Health 17, 57.

2021

CIPE.ORG

“Corporate Anti Bribery and Corruption Compliance Capacity Survey Report.” Proshare NG.

14 March 2021.

Bhagat, Sanjai.

“Where There’s Rule of Law There’s More Growth, Less Inequality.”

22 September 2020.

Bird, Mike.

“Total Seizure in Global Tourism Is a Lingering Threat for Emerging Markets.” The Wall Street Journal.

10 August 2020.

Herrera, Ordoñez, and Trebesch.

“Popular governments may be a sign of future financial crises.” LSE Business Review.

19 March 2020.

"The Impact of Conflict and Political Instability on Banking Crises in Developing Countries." Compaoré A, Mlachila M, Ouedraogo R, Sourouema S.

28 February 2020.

Staff Correspondent.

“TI Corruption Index 2019: Bangladesh moves three notches up.” The Daily Star.

24 January 2020

Hussein E.

"The effect of corruption, seigniorage and borrowing on inflation." PSU Research Review; Bingley Vol. 3, Iss. 1, (2019): 1-15.

2019.

Satar, Datuk Seri Akhbar.

“Assessing our war on graft.” New Straits Times.

16 December 2019

Manganello, Kristin.

“How to Navigate Export Risks: A Planning Guide for International Business Opportunities.” Thomasnet.

19 September 2019

Bharali, I and Gill, I.

“Measuring the gap between ability and effort in domestic revenue mobilization.” The Brookings Institution.

29 April 2019

Al-Ubaydli, Omar.

“Why are investors so interested in Saudi Arabia?” Al Arabiya.

28 April 2019

Mintz, Jack.

“Trudeau going soft on SNC-Lavalin’s corruption could cost Canada a lot.” Financial Post.

15 March 2019

Dahl, Bill.

“Corruption in Mexico 2019: SWJ Interview with Dr. Jose Ivan Rodriguez Sanchez.” Small Wars Journal.

11 February 2019

Iftekharuzzaman, Dr.

“Bangladesh descends in corruption ranking.” The Daily Star.

30 January 2019

Saigal, Kanika.

“MINING | Mozambique, Glittering graphite.” The Africa Report.

December 2018/January 2019

Villamil, Justin.

“Risk Consultant PRS Plays Down Risk of Bolsonaro’s Populist Past.” Bloomberg.

5 October 2018

McMahon, Fred.

“Shrink the government, uphold the law, enjoy the economic gains.” The Hill.

4, October 2018

Saigal, Kanika.

“Ethiopia pushes its privatization agenda.” Euromoney.

4 October 2018

Serkin, Gavin.

“Zimbabwe’s Elections: Lost Opportunity?” Africa Global Funds.

4.9 (2018): 16-17

Keeler, Dan.

“This Week on the Frontiers, September 8th 2018.” The Wall Street Journal: Frontier Markets.

7 September 2018

Mishra, Richa.

“India looks to keep Iran oil lines open in face of US sanctions.” The Hindu Business Line.

21 August 2018

Saeed Azhar, Katie Paul, and Maha El Dahan.

“Saudi Arabia’s deepening row with Canada threatens to scare off regime’s already nervous foreign investors.” Financial Post.

8 August 2018

Saeed Azhar, Katie Paul, and Maha El Dahan.

“Saudi-Canada row could further rattle foreign investors eyeing kingdom.” Reuters.

8 August 2018

Farai Shawn Matiashe and Lynsey Chutel.

“The show of force by Zimbabwe’s military this election is about their own power, not politics.” Quartz Africa.

2 August 2018

Gabriele Steinhauser and Bernard Mpofu.

“Incumbent Wins Zimbabwe Presidential Vote Amid Rising Tensions.” The Wall Street Journal.

2 August 2018

Marawanyika, Godfrey, et al.

“Mnangagwa elected president of Zimbabwe.” The Straits Times.

4 August 2018

Joe Brock and MacDonald Dzirutwe.

“Observers Condemn Army Violence as Zimbabwe Awaits Election Result.” Reuters.

2 August 2018

Annifred Solomon.

“Pakistan polls: Will ‘sympathy’ for Sharif overwhelm Army support for Imran?” The Week.

25 July 2018

Natasha Turak.

“Terrorism, corruption and Chinese investment: The stakes in Pakistan’s second-ever democratic election.” CNBC.

25 July 2018

Natasha Turak.

“More turmoil in Iraq as deadly protests ravage oil-rich south.” CNBC.

19 July 2018

Parfitt, Tom

“Oil price CRISIS: Global oil prices to SOAR as violent clashes continue in Iraq.” Daily Express.

19 July 2018

Bloomberg, L.P.

“Bloomberg Live Blog: Pandemic Travel Has Reached a Turning Point.” Bloomberg.com.

16 July 2018

Netty Idayu Ismail and Arif Sharif.

“Bond Yields Are Juicy, But Don’t Hide Lebanon’s Debt Burden.” Bloomberg.com.

12 July 2018

Natasha Turak.

“More than 100 politicians have been murdered in Mexico ahead of Sunday’s election.” CNBC.

26 June 2018

Natasha Turak.

“Molotov cocktails and state-led violence: How Nicaragua is slipping into Venezuela-crisis territory.” CNBC.

15 June 2018

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Ha J, Kose A, and Ohnsorge F.

"Coping with high inflation and borrowing costs in emerging market and developing economies. " Brookings.edu blog.

May 5, 2022.

Merrill R and Orlando A.

"Oil at risk: Political violence and accelerated carbon extraction in the Middle East and North Africa." Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University.

October 2020.

Wenzel, D.

"Droughts and Corruption." Public Choice 189, 3–29 (2021).

22 September 2020.

A Abdullah, W Qingshi, M. A. Awan, & J. Ashraf.

"The Impact of Political Risk and Institutions on Food Security," Curr Res Nutr Food Sci 2020; 8(3).

Aug 2020.

K Gkillas, G Boako, D Vortelinos, & L Vasiliadis.

“Non-parametric quantile dependencies between volatility discontinuities and political risk,” Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 32(C).

Jan 2020.

S Mbaye, M Moreno Badia, K Chae.

“Bailing Out the People? When Private Debt Becomes Public.” IMF Working Paper (18/141).

Jun 2018.

A Alter, A Xiaochen Feng, N Valckx.

“Understanding the Macro-Financial Effects of Household Debt: A Global Perspective,” IMF Working Paper (18/76).

Apr 2018.

See J Honda, R Tapsoba, I Issifou

“When Do We Repair the Roof? Insights from Responses to Fiscal Crisis Early Warning Signals,” IMF Working Paper (18/77)

Apr. 2018.

I Chaieb, V Errunza, R Brandon.

How does sovereign bond market integration relate to fundamentals and CDS spreads? Canadian Derivatives Institute.

Apr 2017.

Cárdenas M, Eslava M, Ramírez S.

"External Wars, Internal Conflict and State Capacity: Panel Date Evidence." Latin America Initiative at Brookings.

June 2016.

D Hakura, M Hussain, M Newiak, V Thakoor and F Yang

“Inequality, Gender Gaps and Economic Growth: Comparative Evidence for Sub-Saharan Africa,” IMF Working Paper (16/111)

Jun. 2016.

“Financial Integration in Latin America,” IMF Staff Report (policy paper)

Mar. 2016.

T Kinda, M Mlachila, and R Ouedraogo

“Commodity Price Shocks and Financial Sector Fragility,” IMF Working Paper (16/12)

Feb. 2016.

A Beg, EF Buffie, C Pattillo, A Presbitero and L-F Zanna

“Some Misconceptions about Public Investment Efficiency and Growth,” IMF Working Paper (15/272)

Dec. 2015.

L Brandao-Marques, R G Gelos, H Ichiue, H Oura

“Changes in the Global Investor Base and the Stability of Portfolio Flows to Emerging Markets,” IMF Working Paper (15/277)

Dec. 2015.

Christian Ebeke and Armand Fouejieu Azangue

“Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Regimes in Emerging Markets,” IMF Working Paper (15/228)

Oct. 2015.

"Comovement or Safe Haven? The Effect of Corruption on the Market Risk of Sovereign Bonds of Emerging Economies during Financial Crises." Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva and Webster University Geneva.

Sep. 2015.

Dailami M, and Hauswald R.

"The Emerging Project Bond Market: Covenant Provisions and Credit Spreads." World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3095,

July 2003.

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