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| dc.contributor.author | Serhal, Dana Toufic, |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-11T16:29:06Z |
| dc.date.available | 2017-12-11T16:29:06Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 |
| dc.date.submitted | 2017 |
| dc.identifier.other | b19188547 |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10938/20909 |
| dc.description | Thesis. M.A. American University of Beirut. Department of Economics, 2017. T:6620 |
| dc.description | Advisor : Dr. Nisreen Salti, Associate Professor, Economics ; Committee members : Dr. Hossein Radmard, Assistant Professor, Economics ; Dr. Casto Martin Montero Kuscevic, Assistant Professor, Economics. |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaf 44) |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper aims at examining the potential effect of cronyism in the banking sector on public debt. Through the combination of models and cronyism indices constructed in 2006, I evaluate the potential channels through which public debt is affected by cronyism. I use data on sixty-six countries for the year 2015. Findings show that cronyism has a negative association with public debt. Yet, a closer look shows that although the cost of borrowing might decrease the size of lending increases which could lead to the escalation of public debt. |
| dc.format.extent | 1 online resource (x, 44 leaves) : illustrations |
| dc.language.iso | eng |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
| dc.subject.classification | T:006620 |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Debts, Public. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Political corruption -- Economic aspects. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Banks and banking. |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Regression analysis. |
| dc.title | The hidden faces of cronyism : the accumulation of public debt - |
| dc.title.alternative | The accumulation of public debt |
| dc.type | Thesis |
| dc.contributor.department | Faculty of Arts and Sciences. |
| dc.contributor.department | Department of Economics, |
| dc.contributor.institution | American University of Beirut. |
