TY - BOOK ID - 84541975 TI - Toward An Economic Theory of Multilateral Development Banking PY - 1993 SN - 1462395457 1455208094 128122507X 9786613777805 1455221104 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Finance: General KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions KW - International Lending and Debt Problems KW - Financial Institutions and Services: General KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) KW - Finance KW - Multilateral development institutions KW - Loans KW - Securities markets KW - Capital markets KW - Credit bureaus KW - Financial institutions KW - Financial markets KW - Development banks KW - Capital market KW - Credit ratings KW - United States UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84541975 AB - This paper addresses an apparent lack of economic theory in the analysis of multilateral development bank (MDB) behavior. A simple comparative statics model that is adapted from the credit union literature is used to predict potential areas of conflict, agreement, and indifference between MDB member countries, analyze lending policies against the background of distributional conflicts, and show how various institutional reforms may improve efficiency and overall member country benefits. ER -