-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We …Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross … results suggest that as poor countries grow, corruption could subside "on its own,'' and they demonstrate one type of positive …

development quest. The sample includes seven developing countries—Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Zambia, India, Vietnam and Brazil —all … industrialization only played a significant role in Vietnam …

We build an endogenous growth model to analyze the relationships between taxation, corruption, and economic growth … infrastructure. Political corruption governs the efficiency with which tax revenues are translated into infrastructure. The model … predicts an inverted-U relationship between taxation and growth, with corruption reducing the optimal taxation level. We find …

confirmation of this aspect of natural resources. Waste and corruption from oil rather than Dutch disease has been responsible for … distributing the oil revenues to the public. Even with all the difficulties of corruption and inefficiency that will no doubt …

threats, corruption, and other relevant controls. While growth falls with higher levels of military spending, given the values …