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Oil, Gas and Minerals for the Public Good: The Revenue Watch 2013 Resource Governance Index

May 15, 2013

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Era of Big Oil Secrecy is Over

April 24, 2013, Daniel Kaufmann

Poverty in the Midst of Abundance: Governance Matters for Overcoming the Resource Curse

September 13, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann

SEC Passes Natural Resource Transparency and Conflict Minerals Rules: The Glass is Fuller than Expected

August 28, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann and Veronika Penciakova

There are two types of companies: those that focus on efficiency and innovation and can thrive in a competitive, level playing field, and those that derive gains from rent-seeking (and outright bribery), monopolistic behavior or tax avoidance.

August 23, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann, New York Times

SEC’s Day of Reckoning on Transparency: Dodd-Frank Section 1504 on Disclosure of Natural Resource Revenues

August 21, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann

It should be pointed out that quite a bit of aid goes to settings which are very challenging in terms of governance...we find that some donors that give aid are pretty good at choosing countries that may have relatively high corruption today, but in a few years, we track and see that aid is effective and corruption reduces over time.

August 9, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann, Voice of America

Development, Aid and Governance Indicators (DAGI)

July 2012, Daniel Kaufmann, Homi Kharas and Veronika Penciakova

Development, Aid and Governance: Connecting the Empirical Dots

July 17, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann, Homi Kharas and Veronika Penciakova

How Selective is Donor Aid? Governance and Corruption Matter and Donor Agencies Should Take Notice

July 17, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann and Veronika Penciakova

Latin America Economic Perspectives: Is there a Future for Financial and Commercial Integration in Latin America?

April 20, 2012

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Governance, Aid and Corruption in Transition: Taking State Capture Seriously

March 26, 2012, Daniel Kaufmann

U.S. Aid and Transparency for Global Development

January 19, 2012

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Transparency, Conflict Minerals and Natural Resources: Debating Sections 1502 and 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Act

December 20, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann and Veronika Penciakova

Transparency, Conflict Minerals and Natural Resources: What You Don’t Know About Dodd-Frank

December 13, 2011

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Transparency in Natural Resources and Conflict Minerals: What We May Not Know About Dodd-Frank

December 9, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

Governance and the Arab World Transition: Reflections, Empirics and Implications for the International Community

September 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

Unexpected East Coast Earthquake Spurs U.S. Stock Market Rally: Add to the List of Ridiculous Political Economic Statements?

August 24, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

Corruption, Impunity and Inequality: Emerging Discontent and Volatility in Africa

June 30, 2011

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On Africa’s New Dawn: From Premature Exuberance to Tempered Optimism

June 7, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann and Veronika Penciakova

@ Brookings Podcast: Corrupt Governance and Middle East Unrest

March 4, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann

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Tunisia, Egypt and Beyond: Fewer Predictions, More Data and Aid Reform Needed

February 2, 2011, Daniel Kaufmann, Selsah Pasali and Veronika Penciakova

Opening Up: Aid Information, Transparency and U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform

December 9, 2010

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Lives in the Balance: Improving Accountability for Public Spending in Developing Nations

November 8, 2010

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Roundtable with Kenya’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Uhuru Kenyatta

October 12, 2010