We test the hypothesis that the Internet is a useful technology for controlling corruption. In order to do so, we … estimates suggest that the emergence of the Internet has served to reduce the extent of corruption across U.S. states and across … develop a novel identification strategy for Internet diffusion. Power disruptions damage digital equipment, which increases …

This study re-examines the impact of corruption on international trade accounting for both inter- and intra …, we find that the negative impact of corruption on trade is reduced, ceteris paribus, in poorer countries. We also find … non-linearities, more corrupt countries present a more harmful impact of corruption on trade. Moreover, we perform a …

The paper devoted to the research of the corruption offenses in the activity of business entities which are quite a … competition. The purpose of the study is to reveal the distinguishing peculiarities of corruption in business to business … relations and special features of the behavior of the corrupt company employee in the context of corruption influence on the …

Corruption and informality are issues which have attracted a great amount of empirical research, since they are …. In this context, the objective of this investigation is to assess the impacts of corruption and informality on economic …. Subsequently, a simulation analysis is conducted to quantify the impacts of increases in corruption and informality on growth and …

This study examines the notion of governance while corruption and polity act in a negotiated approach. It adopts a … perspective. This study argues that corruption and polity collectively define the state of governance in a particular country …, which might offer some new insights to the remaining parts of the world. The principal aim of the study is to bring relevant …

The article investigates the causes, essence, and peculiarities of corruption and the shadow economy, as well as how … between levels of corruption and the shadow economy in all Central and Eastern European countries. However, the degree to … which corruption impacts the variation in the levels of the shadow economy differs significantly in countries across the …

This paper explores the impact of corruption on both the banking sector and economic growth; we determine the impact … using aggregate data from the World Bank covering 120 countries over the period 2004-2017. The results of 3SLS regressions … show that the relationship between corruption and the ratio of nonperforming loans was positive, thus deteriorating the …

tolerable level of corruption for investment (TLCI) in Africa (-0.27) over recent years. Moreover, corruption has been observed …. Secondary data from the World Development Indicators were used in this study. The frequency of the data is annual, and it is … estimated TLCIs for Europe and Asia are 0.534 and -0.735, respectively, on the control of corruption scale, which ranges from …

Corruption reflects a set of illegal activities that jeopardize the smooth functioning of economies, society, and … climate and environmental issues. This article tests the relationships between economic growth, corruption, renewable energies …. The variables of corruption, economic growth, renewable energies, international trade, and carbon dioxide emissions are …