CAITLIN GARRABRANT KATERINA MAMAY The Effect of Debt Forgiveness on Transparency Prof. VreelandOctober 14, 2014
Research Question and Hypothesis Debt forgiveness Transparency
Background Information Eric Neumayer’s research Nicholas Chauvin and Aart Kraay How is our research different?
Method 125 countries ( ) Observations: 2103 Debt forgiveness mean: (millions of current $ US) WDI Transparency mean: (HRV index)
Case Studies Benin: - HIPC Increasing transparency before and during - Drop in transparency Sierra Leone - HIPC Stable transparency
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