A crook is a crook ... but is he still a crook abroad? On the effect of immigration on destination-country corruption
This paper analyzes the impact of migration on destination-country corruption levels. Capitalizing on a comprehensive dataset consisting of annual immigration stocks of OECD countries from 207 countries of origin for the period 1984 - 2008, we explore different channels through which corruption might migrate. Independent of the econometric methodology applied, we consistently find that while general migration has an insignificant effect on the destination country's corruption level, immigration from corruption-ridden origin countries boosts corruption in the destination country. Our findings provide a more profound understanding of the economic implications associated with migration flows.
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2013
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Authors: | Dimant, Eugen ; Krieger, Tim ; Redlin, Margarete |
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Freiburg : Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Wilfried-Guth-Stiftungsprofessur für Ordnungs- und Wettbewerbspolitik |
Subject: | corruption | migration | impact of migration |
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freely available
Series: | Diskussionsbeiträge ; 2013-03 |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Type of publication (narrower categories): | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Other identifiers: | 770960413 [GVK] hdl:10419/87673 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:wgspdp:201303 [RePEc] |
Classification: | D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; F22 - International Migration ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration |
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