action, the quality of democracy that pertains to how relevant election results are, and corruption that reduces the efficacy … the disaster, however, media and democracy both have a negative effect, as does corruption. We provide empirical evidence … disaster, although corruption has a negative effect that decreases as media activity increases. On the preventive effort before …

This paper examines the relationship between democracy and economic growth in 30 Sub-Saharan African countries. As our … proxy for democracy we first use the democracy index constructed by Freedom House and then check the sensitivity of our … findings using, as an alternative proxy for democracy, the Legislative Index of Electoral Competitiveness (LIEC). We find …

This study empirically explores the role of corruption, and the impact of China joining the WTO in 2001 on inward … cointegrated; (2) Openness, interest rate, inflation rate, the joining of China into the WTO, and the level of corruption are the …

In this paper, we analyse implications of corruption on growth. We extend existing growth models by incorporating … ubiquitous corruption as a by-product of the public sector. Corruption affects both taxation and public good provision, and … therefore causes income redistribution and inefficiencies in the public sector. These effects of corruption lead to lower growth …

We find that perceptions of corruption are positively correlated with left-wing beliefs across 32 Chinese cities …

Corruption in the public sector erodes tax compliance and leads to higher tax evasion. Moreover, corrupt public … tape and corruption deteriorate the growth potential through income redistribution and public sector inefficiencies. Most … importantly, it is demonstrated that the increase in corruption via higher uncertainty exerts adverse effects on capital …

We examine the causes and consequences of corruption in the provision of education service in Bangladesh. Our empirical … actual corruption. Our main findings are (i) both the incidence of corruption and the amount of bribe increase in the level … school are more likely to be victims of corruption, (iii) households with higher social status are more likely to rely on …

ten year average rainfall variations as instrument for household income in rural Bangladesh, we find that corruption is … results imply that ‘free schooling' is free only for the rich, and corruption makes the playing field skewed against the …