corruption. Despite the ubiquity of literature on corruption, the relationship between a state's political capacity and … corruption has not been addressed by the existing academic literature. To measure the political capacity of a country, the … reducing corruption. On the other hand, a strong political capacity provides them with the opportunity for rent-seeking and …

The present work analyzes the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) and corruption on the quality of the … environment in the MENA region. Indeed, the magnitude of corruption and the quality of institutions are often cited as the main … recommend greater awareness of the harmful effects of corruption among political and economic actors. …

While assessing the economic impacts of corruption, the corruption-related transmission channels which influence … impacts corruption has on the size of the shadow economy as well as on the individual sources of long-term economic growth …, making use of a transmission channel through which corruption affects the tax burden components. Using the method of an …

corruption index in G20 member countries. This study focused on the effect of education on the level of corruption in the G20 … influence the level of corruption for all G20 member countries, developed member countries, and developing member countries …. Secondary education enrolment showed a negative and significant influence on the level of corruption in all categories of …

A common conclusion in the literature is that both corruption and taxation hamper economic growth. It is also plausible …. Moreover, corruption and tax burden are supposed to be intertwined. This paper focuses on the supposedly linked effects of … corruption and tax burden on total factor productivity. The empirical study uses panel data from 90 countries for the time span …

Conceptual and applied studies assessing the linkage between economic freedom and corruption expect that economic … freedom boosts economic growth, improves income, and reduces levels of corruption. However, most of them have concentrated on … techniques regressing one or some freedom indices on corruption that do not allow for grasping all the aspects of economic …

impacts of public sector corruption on employment growth in MSMEs, as perceived by their managers/owners. The data originated … MSME managers/owners perceive that corruption in the public sector is generally linked to an increase in employment growth … in their firms. Medium-size enterprises benefit most from corruption in the public sector, whereas small-size firms …

Up until the 1980s, studies on corruption were dominated by disciplines of public administration and sociology. In the … International Agency, corruption, which has a negative impact on most macroeconomic indicators, is “the abuse of entrusted power for … private gain”. Even though the disruption of corruption causing weak growth and investment rates has long been examined, there …

Corruption reflects a set of illegal activities that jeopardize the smooth functioning of economies, society, and … climate and environmental issues. This article tests the relationships between economic growth, corruption, renewable energies …. The variables of corruption, economic growth, renewable energies, international trade, and carbon dioxide emissions are …