Does IDA Engage in Defensive Lending?

Multilateral development banks are frequently accused of "defensive lending," the practice of extending new loans purely in order to ensure that existing loans are repaid. This paper empirically examine this hypothesis using data on lend...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Geginat, Carolin, Kraay, Aart
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
GDP
GNP
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8178721/ida-engage-defensive-lending
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7279