variables, the estimated TLCI in Africa is -0.27 on the control of corruption scale, which ranges from approximately -2.5 (weak …Corruption has become endemic in many African countries and is difficult to eradicate completely; therefore, reducing … corruption to a tolerable level that will not deter foreign investors must be the aspiration of all political leaders and …

We investigate whether mining affects local-level corruption in Africa. Several cross-country analyses report that … natural resource production and wealth have adverse effects on political institutions, for instance by increasing corruption …. A closer study of South Africa - using even more precise spatial matching of mines and survey respondents - corroborates …

I analyze the link between partisan alignment of local politicians and the incidence of political corruption, using … novel hand-collected data on local political corruption in Ghana. In line with political ambition theory, I hypothesize that … on 205 districts observed over the period 2013-2018, indeed suggests significantly lower levels of political corruption …