Do IMF and World Bank influence voting in the UN general assembly?

Axel Dreher and Jan-Egbert Sturm

No 06-137, KOF Working papers from KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH Zurich

Abstract: Using panel data for 188 countries over the period 1970-2002 this paper empirically analyzes the influence of the IMF and the World Bank on voting patterns in the UN General Assembly. Countries receiving adjustment programs and larger non-concessional loans from the World Bank vote more frequently in line with the average G7 country. The same is true for countries obtaining non-concessional IMF programs. Regarding voting coincidence with the US, World Bank (concessional and non-concessional) loans have a significant impact, while the IMF has not. These results are robust to the inclusion of control variables and method of estimation.

Keywords: IMF; World Bank; UN General Assembly; Voting; Aid (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 47 pages
Date: 2006-01
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Journal Article: Do the IMF and the World Bank influence voting in the UN General Assembly? (2012)
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