Previous studies on the effect of government size on corruption have produced mixed results. For the purpose of … explaining these ambiguous results, our study investigates the effect of government size on corruption by taking into account the … indicate that an increase in government size can lead to a decrease in corruption if democracy level is sufficiently high and …

Economists have a long argue that political process such as democracy and corruption are important for economic growth … mitigate the negative effect of corruption on economic growth. Although most democratic countries in our sample have a high … level of corruption, the electoral mechanism inhibits leaders from engaging in acts of corruption that cause damage to …

Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …

Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing countries? Why are some countries … more effective at battling corruption than others? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …

Purpose – Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across African countries? Why are some … countries more effective at battling corruption than others? To assess these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption …-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption using panel data from 46 African countries for the period …

Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …

Using panel data from 1996 to 2005, this paper shows that the effect of government size on corruption is positive at a … findings on the relationship between corruption and government size are controversial. …

to corruption (a measure of the institutional quality). The probability of the democracy preservation is decreasing in …