Economic Development and the World Bank
We contribute to the research stream examining the effects of World Bank lending programs on economic growth in developing economies. We contend that it is important to distinguish between the short-term effects and extended exposure of countries to these lending programs and also to assess the Bank...
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| author | M. Rodwan Abouharb Erick Duchesne |
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| description | We contribute to the research stream examining the effects of World Bank lending programs on economic growth in developing economies. We contend that it is important to distinguish between the short-term effects and extended exposure of countries to these lending programs and also to assess the Bank’s (late 1990s) reforms to improve the effectiveness of these programs in recipient countries to assess whether program lending has any positive impacts on economic growth. Our comparative cross-national findings using instrumental variables analysis to control for endogeneity between program participation and economic growth demonstrate that both the short-term and longer exposure to program lending worsens economic growth. We find no evidence that World Bank reforms improved economic growth rates in the post-reform (1999−2009) period. Our findings are robust to changes in model specifications and estimation techniques. Future research should examine whether these reforms had beneficial impacts in other societal areas affected by program lending. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0551d14b618943bfa70bc6e4b4ce1bc92022-12-21T20:29:18ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602019-05-018515610.3390/socsci8050156socsci8050156Economic Development and the World BankM. Rodwan Abouharb0Erick Duchesne1Department of Political Science, University College London, London WC1H 9QU, UKDepartment of Political Science, University of Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, CanadaWe contribute to the research stream examining the effects of World Bank lending programs on economic growth in developing economies. We contend that it is important to distinguish between the short-term effects and extended exposure of countries to these lending programs and also to assess the Bank’s (late 1990s) reforms to improve the effectiveness of these programs in recipient countries to assess whether program lending has any positive impacts on economic growth. Our comparative cross-national findings using instrumental variables analysis to control for endogeneity between program participation and economic growth demonstrate that both the short-term and longer exposure to program lending worsens economic growth. We find no evidence that World Bank reforms improved economic growth rates in the post-reform (1999−2009) period. Our findings are robust to changes in model specifications and estimation techniques. Future research should examine whether these reforms had beneficial impacts in other societal areas affected by program lending.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/8/5/156World Bankinternational financial organizationsprogram lendingeconomic growtheconomic development |
| spellingShingle | M. Rodwan Abouharb Erick Duchesne Economic Development and the World Bank Social Sciences World Bank international financial organizations program lending economic growth economic development |
| title | Economic Development and the World Bank |
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| title_short | Economic Development and the World Bank |
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| topic | World Bank international financial organizations program lending economic growth economic development |
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