This paper examines the relationship between corruption and infrastructure at both the country and regional level using the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys data. A statistically significant and considerable relationship is established between the measure of corruption in the macro data and the...

This paper examines the relationship between corruption and infrastructure at both the country and regional level using the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys data. A statistically significant and considerable relationship is established between the measure of corruption in the macro data and the...

There are only a handful of studies that examine public support for the IMF and World Bank. At the individual level, evaluations of the economy feature prominently in these studies. Utilizing data from the Afrobarometer study, we find that evaluations of the economy, ideology and a range of...

Are women less corrupt in business? We revisit this question using firm-level data from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, which measure firms’ experience of corruption and the gender of their owners and top managers. We find that women in positions of influence are associated with less...

We investigate the importance of corruption in shaping the profit-shifting behaviour of multinational firms. Using country-level panel data, we find a significant and positive correlation between corruption and profit shifting. Our findings are consistent with several theoretical arguments...

This paper investigates the links between corruption and compliance with social distancing during COVID-19 pandemic in America. Both theory and empirical evidence point to a corrosive effect of corruption on trust/social capital which in turn determine people’s behavior towards compliance with...

This paper argues that even if elites or reformers are willing to put anticorruption laws in place, the legacy of corruption and mistrust may render them ineffective. We begin by discussing the importance of trust and the literature that has shown that corruption has a significant effect on...