This paper examines the effect that experiencing corruption has on an individual's mental health using microeconomic data from the Afrobarometer surveys. The results show a statistically significant and economically meaningful effect in both binary and ordered probit models using both an...

This paper argues that even if elites or reformers are willing to put anticorruption laws in place, the legacy of corruption and mistrust may render them ineffective. We begin by discussing the importance of trust and the literature that has shown that corruption has a significant effect on...

Previous studies have documented evidence of endemic corruption in the water and sanitation sector but only a few studies have examined the link between corruption and access to water. Drawing on data from the Afrobarometer surveys, which record 45,000 households’ access to water across...

We argue that corruption causes greater homelessness following disasters because it weakens resilience, drains resources, and stifles recovery. We test this argument using data on homelessness from the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) and data on corruption in the construction sector from the...

We investigate the importance of corruption in shaping the profit-shifting behaviour of multinational firms. Using country-level panel data, we find a significant and positive correlation between corruption and profit shifting. Our findings are consistent with several theoretical arguments...

Using data from the Afrobarometer surveys, this paper finds that people living in regions in which police corruption is more prevalent are more likely to report that they or someone in their family have been victims of physical assault. People living in more corruption regions are also more...