Using a macro panel of 31 European countries, this paper explores the hypothesis that cross-country differences in the … by countries' political, institutional and legal characteristics and particularly by the level of perceived corruption in … notwithstanding, results indicate that corruption and poor institutional quality significantly interact with economic cofactors and …

the consumption of groups of individuals that share similar time-invariant characteristics, consistent with the pseudo-panel … methodology. When the panel data are available, we track the consumption of each individual in order to generate the non …

In this study we analyze the effects of corruption on income inequality and poverty. Our analysis advances the existing … data. We find robust evidence that an increase in corruption increases income inequality and poverty. -- Corruption … literature in four ways. First, instead of using corruption indices assembled by various investment risk services, we use an …

This paper demonstrates that high and rising corruption increases income inequality and poverty by reducing economic … corruption. An important implication of these results is that policies that reduce corruption will also lower income inequality …

In this study we analyze the effects of corruption on income inequality and poverty. Our analysis advances the existing … data. We find robust evidence that an increase in corruption increases income inequality and poverty … literature in four ways. First, instead of using corruption indices assembled by various investment risk services, we use an …

, the percentage of registered workers, and labour earnings increased; and all poverty and inequality indicators decreased …

-crisis levels. Most poverty and inequality indicators fell over the period. …