incidence of corruption is another distinctive feature of SSA. According to the last Transparency International Corruption … Perception Index almost 70% of SSA countries ranked register score below 3, indicating that corruption is perceived as rampant …. However, to the best of our knowledge the corruption and informality nexus has never been explored in comprehensive empirical …

empirical results show that the institutional quality, in terms of low corruption, rule of law and efficient bureaucratic has …

This paper examines the effect that experiencing corruption has on an individual’s mental health using microeconomic … both binary and ordered probit models using both an experience of corruption index and a simple binary variable. Having to … arenas in which corruption can have a damaging effect on mental health. Some evidence is presented that an individual needs …

In the literature of development economics, corruption is usually conceived as detrimental to economic growth. This … conventional wisdom, however, may be called into question. Many countries witnessed growth despite corruption, e.g., commodity … relationships between corruption and economic growth are difficult to demonstrate. It highlights two crucial factors that explain …

In this paper, we examine the microeconomic determinants of the perception of corruption in twelve Sub-Saharan African … countries. Unlike the indicators of corruption based on the opinion of international experts, the study focuses on corrupt … the individual characteristics such as age and sex significantly affect the perception people have of corruption as do …

Many of the empirical studies that analyze the impact of corruption on investment have three common features: they … employ aggregate (country-level) data on investment, corruption is measured at the country-level, and data for countries from … several regions are pooled together. This paper uses firm-level data on investment and measures corruption at the firm and …

The adverse effect of corruption has been widely investigated in literature. Corruption is said to hamper both economic … and human development. A foe of transparency and ethical business ambiance, corruption promotes a trans-lucid accounting … contributes to the research literature regarding corruption and government accountability, by developing a new index measure of …

2001 is resulting from wars, political and social instability and corruption. This paper suggests some solutions to attract … and increase foreign investment. Some reforms are needed to improve governance, reduce corruption, respect for laws, and …