This paper explores the impact of corruption on both the banking sector and economic growth; we determine the impact … using aggregate data from the World Bank covering 120 countries over the period 2004-2017. The results of 3SLS regressions … show that the relationship between corruption and the ratio of nonperforming loans was positive, thus deteriorating the …

This study aims to reveal the connection between corruption and shadow economy, on one hand, and deforestation, on the … other. The research considers 131 countries from all over the world, in the timeframe between the years 2012 and 2020, and … it reveals that corruption and shadow economy positively influence deforestation. Determinants like democratic governance …

corruption. Despite the ubiquity of literature on corruption, the relationship between a state's political capacity and … corruption has not been addressed by the existing academic literature. To measure the political capacity of a country, the … reducing corruption. On the other hand, a strong political capacity provides them with the opportunity for rent-seeking and …