We provide empirical support and a theoretical explanation for the vicious circle of political corruption and tax … corruption can emerge based on the existence of strategic complementarities, indicating that corruption may corrupt. Furthermore …

The paper introduces an additional channel via which corruption may adversely affect environmental quality. It is … argued that, in the presence of corruption, politicians may allocate a large fraction of public funds to environmental … evidence from a number of countries that experience high levels of corruption shows little or no improvements in environmental …

In this paper, we analyze how the offshoring of services by Swedish firms is affected by corruption in target economies …. The results suggest that firms avoid corrupt countries and that corruption reduces the amount of offshored services. In … addition, the sensitivity to corruption is highest for poor countries, and large and internationalized firms are the ones that …

are affected by corruption. The results suggest that corruption is a deterrent to offshoring and that internationalized …

considered as existing in the political and economic world. Here we refer to corruption as well as to the role of money as a …

analysis aims at grouping these countries according to features including the level of Corruption Perception Index, time …

corruption, and the 'final measure of the quality of civil administration' (FM-QCA), which is the growth performance of an …

Corruption is a serious problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. This study investigates the impact of … eight forms of government economic intervention on corruption in 157 countries grouped either by per-capita income or by … corruption suggesting that anti-corruption efforts should start with reforming the legal system. Corruption was also found …