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http://hdl.handle.net/1893/508| Appears in Collections: | Economics Working Papers |
| Peer Review Status: | Unrefereed |
| Title: | Corruption Epidemics |
| Author(s): | Becker, Sascha Egger, Peter H Seidel, Tobias |
| Contact Email: | sascha.becker@stir.ac.uk |
| Citation: | Becker S, Egger PH & Seidel T (2008) Corruption Epidemics. Stirling Economics Discussion Paper, 2008-09. |
| Keywords: | Perceived corruption Institutions Spatial econometrics Political corruption Economic aspects Corruption Economic aspects |
| JEL Code(s): | D72: Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior D73: Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption K42: Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law |
| Issue Date: | 1-Jun-2008 |
| Date Deposited: | 31-Oct-2008 |
| Series/Report no.: | Stirling Economics Discussion Paper, 2008-09 |
| Abstract: | When estimating the determinants of perceived corruption, economists assumed that there is full independence across countries. In the presence of peer-group or learning effects through cross-border economic activity (such as trade or labor migration), this assumption might be violated. We provide evidence that this is the case. Using a cross-section of 123 economies for the year 2000, we illustrate that corruption in one country spills over to adjacent economies. This finding implies that institutional changes reducing corruption in one country lead to smaller but qualitatively similar effects in neighboring countries. |
| Type: | Working Paper |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1893/508 |
| Affiliation: | Economics Ifo Institute, Germany CESifo, Germany |
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