Do geopolitics influence project evaluation ratings by the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group? Examining a wide range of geopolitical factors, we find evidence of rating bias only for one variable: non-permanent membership on the UN Security Council. Selection for rating is non-random and reflects bureaucratic interests but does not impact performance estimates.World Bank; Evaluation; Geopolitic
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the i...
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from...
Using panel data for 188 countries over the period 1970-2002 this paper empirically analyzes the inf...
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As is now well documented, aid is given for both political as well as economic reasons. The conventi...
The World Bank withholds loan disbursements in order to build a reputation for enforcing conditional...
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from...
International audienceThere is growing awareness that the distribution of IMF facilities may not be ...
In 1992, the World Bank Group’s success rate - as evaluated the Bank’s unit, the Independent Evaluat...
International audienceThere is growing awareness that the distribution of IMF facilities may not be ...
While the political nature of evaluation is widely recognized, few attempts exist to conceptualize a...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the i...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. Public o...
The bureaucratic agents, for their part, may desire to implement effective programs irrespective of ...
Sovereign rating has become a topic of major concern for the international financial community over ...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the i...
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from...
Using panel data for 188 countries over the period 1970-2002 this paper empirically analyzes the inf...
In July of 2011, the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) made the World Bank Project Per...
As is now well documented, aid is given for both political as well as economic reasons. The conventi...
The World Bank withholds loan disbursements in order to build a reputation for enforcing conditional...
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from...
International audienceThere is growing awareness that the distribution of IMF facilities may not be ...
In 1992, the World Bank Group’s success rate - as evaluated the Bank’s unit, the Independent Evaluat...
International audienceThere is growing awareness that the distribution of IMF facilities may not be ...
While the political nature of evaluation is widely recognized, few attempts exist to conceptualize a...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the i...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. Public o...
The bureaucratic agents, for their part, may desire to implement effective programs irrespective of ...
Sovereign rating has become a topic of major concern for the international financial community over ...
There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the i...
We investigate whether temporary members of the UN Security Council receive favorable treatment from...
Using panel data for 188 countries over the period 1970-2002 this paper empirically analyzes the inf...