We reconsider the question of what determines corruption at the cross-national level, using new data and methods … corruption, as are freedom of the press, political rights, the presence of established democratic institutions, the salience of … the relational factors that we consider affect corruption, beyond the effects that they often have on bilateral trade …

resource-rich countries, the decision of host governments to expropriate these investments, and the level of corruption. Higher … is in turn an important determinant of international investments and is therefore associated with high levels of … production. Moreover, resource production leads to high levels of corruption. Our theoretical results are confirmed by …

corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given … institutional set-up to strike deals with international investors at the expense of the local population. Using panel data for 157 … corruption. …

corrupt elites exploit poor institutional setups (characterized by corruption) to strike deals with domestic and international …Large-scale land acquisitions often take place in developing countries which are also known for their corruption …-friendliness caused by weak institutional frameworks. We hypothesize that corruption indeed leads to more land deals. We argue that …