Common political culture: evidence on regional corruption contagion

Sascha O. Becker; Peter H. Egger; Tobias Seidel

doi:10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.12.002

Common political culture: evidence on regional corruption contagion

Sascha O. Becker, Peter H. Egger, Tobias Seidel

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Abstract

Although there are indications of common regional corruption characteristics, empirical studies of corruption have assumed that influences on corruption are country-specific. In this paper we report evidence based on a cross-section of 123 economies confirming that, with few specific exceptions, corruption is a regional phenomenon. Institutional change that reduces corruption in one country affects, therefore, neighboring countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	300-310
Number of pages	11
Journal	European Journal of Political Economy
Volume	25
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.12.002
Publication status	Published - Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Corruption
Institutions
Regional effects
Spatial econometrics

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