The interaction effect of economic freedom and democracy on corruption: A panel cross-country analysis

This paper examines the effects of economic freedom, democracy and its interaction term on controlling corruption. Interactive results indicate that economic freedom and democracy significantly combat corruption. Economic freedom reduces corruption in any political environment. Democracy increases corruption when economic liberalization is low.

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Saha, Shrabani ; Gounder, Rukmani ; Su, Jen-Je
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 105.2009, 2, p. 173-176
Publisher:	Elsevier
Keywords:	Democracy Economic freedom Corruption Panel data

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

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