Common political culture: Evidence on regional corruption contagion

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.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Becker, Sascha O. ; Egger, Peter H. ; Seidel, Tobias
Published in:	European Journal of Political Economy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0176-2680. - Vol. 25.2009, 3, p. 300-310
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Corruption Regional effects Institutions Spatial econometrics

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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