leading people by family ties, while corruption is a permanent risk for the economic system, but also for the country's legal … system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze nepotism, effects of nepotism, and to analyze the impact of corruption on the …

This paper aims to study the determinants of corruption by examining specificities relating to the region and the level … (BMA) approach to address the issue of model uncertainty and identify the key determinants of corruption according to the … level of development and the region. Our results highlight the need for specific remedies in the fight against corruption …

Corruption is an important topic for governments and economics. A widely held belief is that exposure to international … trade helps reducing corruption. In this article we show through theory and evidence that the relationship between trade and … corruption is more nuanced. We show that firm level corruption actually increases when exports experience booms or busts. The …