. Using a large annual panel of African countries with a time series of 25 years, ours results show that when the corruption … rate is above (below) a threshold of 1.3577, economic growth reduces (increases) informal economic sector. The corruption … proxy is measured as a decreasing function of corruption such that higher levels of the corruption proxy translate lower …

stability in fighting corruption and boosting corruption-control in 53 African countries for the period 1996-2010. We postulate … corruption-control. On the other hand, in the absence such impunity from corruption, political instability further fuels … corruption. Our findings validate both hypotheses. Hence, contrary to a stream of the literature, we establish causal evidence of …

This note reconciles an on-going debate on the effect of foreign aid on corruption by introducing a previously missing …

stability, low corruption, and voice and accountability are keys. Finally, critical masses required for these three key …

Corruption remains a major challenge to sustainable economic growth, good governance, peace, and stability in both … corruption on hunger. Using three types of corruption (executive, legislative, and judicial corruption dynamics) and a panel of … 45 African countries, this study contributes to the literature on the effects of corruption by examining, as a first …

FDI and various governance indicators (rule of law, control of corruption, regulatory quality, governance effectiveness …

Corruption remains a major challenge to sustainable economic growth, good governance, peace, and stability in both … corruption on hunger. Using three types of corruption (executive, legislative, and judicial corruption dynamics) and a panel of … 45 African countries, this study contributes to the literature on the effects of corruption by examining, as a first …

Despite a growing literature on the determinants of corruption, existing studies are sparse on the channels through … which social media curbs corruption using panel data. Social media is captured by the percentages of the population and …, judicial and legislative corruption. The use of social media by elites for OPA boosts corruption in the judicial sector …