We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption … based on newspaper coverage. We use the Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and its applied tools of impulse response and … variance decomposition analyses to track the response of protests to shocks in the level of corruption. Using annual data from …

We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption … based on newspaper coverage. We use the Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and its applied tools of impulse response and … variance decomposition analyses to track the response of protests to shocks in the level of corruption. Using annual data from …

. The content analysis of newspaper articles shows that the debate about foreign influences is framed in relation to …