This paper empirically analyzes the joint impact of democracy and press freedom on corruption. Based in the theoretical … literature, we argue that both institutional features are complements rather than substitutes in controlling corruption. Our … 175 countries from 1996 to 2010. The results show that democratic elections only work in controlling corruption, if there …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants …. When these variables are jointly included as explanatory variables, we find that corruption stands out as an important …

This paper calls attention to the instrumental role of democracy and press freedom in combating corruption. As opposed … to an autocracy with no or limited press freedom, a free press in a democracy can inform voters about the corruption of … carried out in this paper shows that democracy and press freedom can have significant impact on corruption. Though corruption …

The majority of theoretical and empirical studies on the relationship between decentralization and corruption argues … that the devolution of power might be a feasible instrument to keep corruption at bay. We argue that this result crucially … data, we analyze the relationship between decentralization and corruption taking different degrees of the freedom of the …

The majority of theoretical and empirical studies on the relationship between decentralization and corruption argues … that the devolution of power might be a feasible instrument to keep corruption at bay. We argue that this result crucially …-country data, we analyze the relationship between decentralization and corruption taking different degrees of the freedom of the …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …

two views. Property rights do affect development as suggested by the PoI. However, democracy is mainly an effect of …

This article analyses the state of democracy in 2020. The world is still more democratic than it was in the 1970s and … net declines in the last decade. A major change is that India, formerly the world’s largest democracy, turned into an … electoral autocracy. The V-Dem data suggests that direct effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on levels of liberal democracy were …

-seeking actions. Second, the longer the duration of democracy, the less rent-seeking in a society. Third, legislation enacted more …