This paper provides an overview of the corruption case and the connected cartels that affected one of the biggest …

with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

The evidence of a “voracity effect” of revenue windfalls reducing growth by fostering rent-seeking and corruption in a …, stimulating corruption by creating shortages, has theoretical foundations but little empirical support. This paper fills this gap … increase bribery when institutions are weak, highlighting the risk of corruption in unstable environments …

predicted by the conventional trade theories. Unobserved barriers (i.e. Corruption) are one of the factors that can reduce the … corruption in the trade volume of selected countries in the Middle East and Latin America. In this study we have used an … decomposition method. The results showed that the trade is inverted-U shape function of corruption and the little amount of …

trade policy influences the distortions created by political corruption. We derive testable predictions that are analyzed …. Our findings suggest that increased corruption and resource dependency directly promote land conversion, whereas rising …

Corruption is an important topic for governments and economics. A widely held belief is that exposure to international … trade helps reducing corruption. In this article we show through theory and evidence that the relationship between trade and … corruption is more nuanced. We show that firm level corruption actually increases when exports experience booms or busts. The …

with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

with the level of corruption in both partner countries. This finding supports the hypothesis that trade gaps partly …

’s corruption levels. Examining a large sample of countries covering a 20-year long period, we found robust empirical support for … the fact that increases in import openness do indeed cause reductions in corruption, a crucial aspect of governance. The … corruption is close to one third of that exercised by the level of development. Some cautious policy conclusions are derived. …