, corruption and income inequality are detrimental to social cohesion. …

One of the most robust findings of the empirical corruption literature is that higher economic prosperity correlates … closely with lower corruption – affluent societies are typically more honest and rule-abiding than poor ones. Being based on … impact of economic development on corruption using a newly assembled indicator from the Varieties of Democracy (V …

Corruption is often a source of contentious debate, covering different areas of knowledge, such as philosophy and … sociology. In this paper we assess the effects of corruption on economic activity and highlight the relevance of the size of the … 2019. We find an adverse effect of corruption on the level and growth of GDP per capita, but that large governments benefit …