This paper revisits the effects of corruption on the state's capacity to raise revenue, building on the existing …-2014, compiled by the IMF. It finds that-consistent with the existing literature-corruption is negatively associated with overall tax … revenue, and most of its components. This relationship is predominantly influenced by the way corruption interacts with tax …

Corruption is attracting a lot of attention around the world. The paper surveys and discusses issues related to the … causes, consequences, and scope of corruption and possible corrective actions. It emphasizes the costs of corruption in terms … of economic growth. It also emphasizes that the fight against corruption may not be cheap and cannot be independent from …

I study the link between ethnic diversity, democracy, and corruption. In a static model, I show that contrary to … conventional wisdom, corruption might emerge as a negative externality of democracy. This occurs through ethnicity, which appears … other words, the model predicts that democracy exhibits a threshold effect on corruption …

This paper asks whether corruption might be the outcome of a lack of outside options for public officials or civil …-induced private sector expansion leads to a decline in publicly supplied corruption as it provides outside options to public officials … who might otherwise engage in corruption. We provide empirical evidence that strongly shows that technology …

extent of state regulatory activities. Rising corruption also has a clearly positive impact on the growth of the shadow …

This paper examines the indirect role the IMF plays in combating corruption in the Baltic and CIS countries by … analysis draws on examples of actual experience with corruption and outlines some of the structural measures under IMF …-supported arrangements, which, if successfully implemented, can be expected to help gradually alleviate corruption. It also summarizes IMF …

Government intervention to correct market failures is often accompanied by government failures and corruption. This is …. However, the impact of corruption on the public provision of social services has not been analyzed. This paper reviews the … relevant theoretical models and users’ perceptions of corruption in the public provision of social services. It then provides …

Anecdotal evidence relates corruption with high levels of military spending. This paper tests empirically whether such … the period 1985–98. The association between military spending and corruption is ascertained by using panel regression … techniques. The results suggest that corruption is indeed associated with higher military spending as a share of both GDP and …

factor in determining a country’s level of corruption. In a simple growth model, we illustrate the interrelationships between … natural resources, corruption, and economic growth, and discuss potential anti-corruption policies. We show that the extent of … corruption depends on natural resource abundance, government policies, and the concentration of bureaucratic power. Furthermore …