Previous studies on the effect of government size on corruption have produced mixed results. For the purpose of … explaining these ambiguous results, our study investigates the effect of government size on corruption by taking into account the … indicate that an increase in government size can lead to a decrease in corruption if democracy level is sufficiently high and …

corruption, the features of electoral cycles. The paper discusses both theory and evidence, and concludes with some speculations …

The paper studies the effect of additional government revenues on political corruption and on the quality of … implications of the theory and identify the causal effect of larger federal transfers on political corruption and the observed … transfers increase political corruption and reduce the quality of candidates for mayor. -- Government spending ; corruption …

entrepreneur. We focus on the size of the government, on freedom from corruption, and on 'market freedom' defined as a cluster of … extent of corruption. A cluster of institutional indicators representing 'market freedom' is only significant in some … specifications. Freedom from corruption is significantly related to entrepreneurial entry, especially when the richest countries are …