Bhattacharyya, Sambit; Jha, Raghbendra - In: Comparative Economic Studies 55 (2013) 2, pp. 287-313
Is corruption influenced by economic growth? Are legal institutions such as the ‘Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005’ in India effective in curbing corruption? Using a panel dataset covering 20 Indian states for the years 2005 and 2008 we estimate the effects of growth and law on corruption....