Arbeitspapier

Corruption and Economic Growth: New Empirical Evidence

The nexus between corruption and economic growth has been examined for a long time. Many empirical studies measured corruption by the reversed Transparency International’s Perception of Corruption Index (CPI) and ignored that the CPI was not comparable over time. The CPI is comparable over time since the year 2012. We employ new data for 175 countries over the period 2012-2018 and re-examine the nexus between corruption and economic growth. The cumulative long-run effect of corruption on growth is that real per capita GDP decreased by around 17% when the reversed CPI increased by one standard deviation. The effect of corruption on economic growth is especially pronounced in autocracies and transmits to growth by decreasing FDI and increasing inflation.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 7816

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government
Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior: General
Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
Thema
perceived corruption
economic growth
panel data

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Gründler, Klaus
Potrafke, Niklas
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2019

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Gründler, Klaus
  • Potrafke, Niklas
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2019

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