Larraín, Felipe; Tavares, José - In: Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos … 41 (2004) 123, pp. 217-230
This paper assesses the effect of openness on corruption, using foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows as a measure of openness, after trade intensity is accounted for. We use a broad cross section of countries over the period 1970 to 1994 and address th