World Bank Research: Working Papers:
The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. The series aims to share the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the name of authors and should be used and cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions are the authors' own and should not be attributed to the World Bank, its Executive Board of Directors, or any of its member countries.

• The State of Corporate Governance: Experience from Country Assessments Olivier Fremond and Mierta Capaul. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2858, June 2002. Abstract
• Public Spending and Outcomes: Does Governance Matter? by Andrew Sunil Rajkumar and Vinaya Swaroop
  Working Paper No.: 2840. May 7, 2002. Abstract
• Financial and Legal Constraints to Firm Growth: Does Size Matter? by Thorsten Beck, Asll
  Thorsten Beck, Asl1 Demirgüç-Kunt, and Vojislav Maksimovic Working Paper No.: 2784. February 15, 2002. World Bank. Abstract
  
• Ownership, Competition, and Corruption: Bribe Takers versus Bribe Payers by George R. G. Clarke and Lixin Colin Xu Working Paper No.: 2783 February 15, 2002. World Bank. Abstract
  
• Governance Matters II: Updated Indicators for 2000-01 by Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay, and Pablo Zoido-Lobatón Working Paper No.: 2772. February 7, 2002. World Bank. Abstract
  
• Shifting Tax Burdens through Exemptions and Evasion: An Empirical Investigation of Uganda by Bernard Gauthier and Ritva Reinikka Working Paper No.: 2735 December 18, 2001. World Bank. Abstract
  
• Explaining Leakage of Public Funds by Ritva Reinikka and Jakob Svensson Working Paper No.: 2709 November 6, 2001 World Bank. Abstract
• Accountability and Corruption: Political Institutions Matter by Daniel Lederman, Norman Loayza, and Rodrigo Reis Soares Working Paper No.: 2708 November 5, 2001. World Bank. Abstract
  
• The Regulation of Entry by Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez de Silanes, and Andrei Shleifer Working Paper No.: 2661. August 2001. World Bank. Abstract
  
• Where Has All the Foreign Investment Gone in Russia? by Harry G. Broadman and Francesca Recanatini Working Paper No.: 2640 July 17, 2001 World Bank. Abstract
• Public Policy toward Nongovernmental Organizations in Developing Countries by William Jack Working Paper No.: 2639 July 17, 2001. World Bank. Abstract
  
• The Quality of Bureaucracy and Capital Account Policies by Chong-En Bai and Shang-Jin Wei Working Paper No.: 2575 March 26, 2001 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Decentralization and Accountability: Are Voters More Vigilant in Local than in National Elections? by Stuti Khemani Working Paper No.: 2557 February 26, 2001 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Does Decentralization Increase Responsiveness to Local Needs? Evidence from Bolivia by Jean-Paul Faguet Working Paper No.: 2516. January 2001 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Anti-Corruption Policies and Programs: A Framework for Evaluation by Jeff Huther and Anwar Shah Working Paper No.: 2501. December 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Investigating Corruption by Canice Prendergast Working Paper No.: 2500. December 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Who Must Pay Bribes and How Much? Evidence from a Cross-Section of Firms by Jakob Svensson Working Paper No.: 2486. November 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Can Institutions Resolve Ethnic Conflict? by William Easterly Working Paper No.: 2482
  November 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Are Larger Countries Really More Corrupt? by Stephen Knack and Omar Azfar Working Paper No.: 2470. November 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• "Seize the State, Seize the Day" State Capture, Corruption, and Influence in Transition by Joel S. Hellman, Geraint Jones and Daniel Kaufmann Working Paper No.: 2444 September 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Corruption, Composition of Capital Flows, and Currency Crises by Shang-Jin Wei Working Paper No.: 2429 August 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Public Officials and Their Institutional Environment: An Analytical Model for Assessing the Impact of Institutional Change by Nick Manning, Ranjana Mukherjee, and Omer Gokcekus Working Paper No.: 2427 August 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Aid Dependence and the Quality of Governance: A Cross-Country Empirical Analysis by Stephen Knack Working Paper No.: 2396. July 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Tax Evasion, Corruption, and the Remuneration of Heterogeneous Inspectors by Waly Wane Working Paper No.: 2394. July 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Seeds of Corruption: Do Market Institutions Matter? by Harry G. Broadman and Francesca Recanatini Working Paper No.: 2368. June 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Corruption and the Composition of Foreign Direct Investment: Firm-Level Evidence by Beata K. Smarzynska and Shang-Jin Wei Working Paper No.: 2360. June 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Bureaucratic Delegation and Political Institutions: When Are Independent Central Banks Irrelevant? by Philip Keefer and David Stasavage Working Paper No.: 2356. March 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Measuring Governance, Corruption, and State Capture: How Firms and Bureaucrats Shape the Business Environment in Transit by Joel S. Hellman, Geraint Jones, Daniel Kaufmann, and Mark Schankerman Working Paper No.: 2312. April 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Surveying Surveys and Questioning Questions: Learning from World Bank Experience by Francesca Recanatini, Scott J. Wallsten, and Lixin Colin Xu Working Paper No.: 2307. March 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Decentralization and Corruption: Evidence across Countries by Raymond Fisman and Roberta Gatti Working Paper No.: 2290. February 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• The Vicious Circles of Control: Regional Governments and Insiders in Privatized Russian Enterprises by Raj M. Desai and Itzhak Goldberg Working Paper No.: 2287 February 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Transparency, Liberalization, and Banking Crises by Gil Mehrez and Daniel Kaufmann Working Paper No.: 2286. February 1, 2000 World Bank. Abstract
• Does Grease Money Speed Up the Wheels of Commerce? by Daniel Kaufmann and Shang-Jin Wei Working Paper No.: 2254 Pub. Date: December 1, 1999 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Corruption under Moral Hazard by Gunnar S. Eskeland and Henrik Thiele Working Paper No.: 2204 October 1, 1999 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Governance Matters by Daniel Kaufmann, Aart Kraay and Pablo Zoido-Lobatón Working Paper No.: 2196 October 1, 1999 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Corruption, Public Finances, and the Unofficial Economy by Simon Johnson, Daniel Kaufmann, and Pablo Zoido-Lobatón Working Paper No.: 2169 August 1, 1999 World Bank. Abstract
• What Does Aid to Africa Finance? by Shantayanan Devarajan, Andrew Sunil Rajkumar, and Vinaya Swaroop Working Paper No.: 2092. March 1999 World Bank. Abstract
  
• Corruption in Economic Development: Beneficial Grease, Minor Annoyance, or Major Obstacle? by
  Shang-Jin Wei Working Paper No.: 2048. February 1999 World Bank. Abstract
• Balance, Accountability, and Responsiveness: Lessons about Decentralization by Anwar Shah Working Paper No.: 2021 December 1998 World Bank. Abstract
  
  
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