have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation …-representative data sets from India. Across all three data sets, the unconditional religion-specific gap in latrine ownership and latrine …. Further, the estimates do not show evidence of religion-specific differences in other sanitation practices, such as …

What sorts of conditions make some countries more prone to corruption than the others? This is an important question … for understanding how corruption arises and how to combat it. The present paper attempts to answer this question by … exploring the link between the size of the country and corruption. Economic theory suggests advantages and disadvantages of …

for about 11 percent of firms and are more prevalent in countries with better rule of law, gender equality, and stronger … related to gender equality, it is smaller where there isless emphasis on personal networks (better rule of law, lower trade …

-border traders - many of whom are women - face harassment and corruption, which can undermine these potential gains. This paper … procedures, tariffs, and rights to small-scale traders to facilitate border crossings, lower corruption, and reduce gender …

Using firm-level data from more than 39,000 firms in 111 economies, this paper tests the hypothesis that corruption … between corruption and firm productivity when regulation is high and an insignificant relationship when it is low. These …

. Scholarship on elite clientelism links cabinet positions with corruption and practices that undermine sound policy making. This …