Two sides of the same coin or two different coins? Exploring the duality of corruption in Latin America

Arbeitspapier

The ambiguous phenomenon of corruption has long been the cause of great theoretical debate in economics. By using Structural Equation Modelling, with the two types of corruption as a latent variable, this paper employs causal and indicative variables specific to the Latin American region to test for rent seeking and systemic corruption in the period between 1980-2018. The findings provide evidence for two types of corruption, one generated by greed, and the other a solution to market failures. Such results support the view that corruption encompasses a complex set of social behaviours.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: CREMA Working Paper ; No. 2021-26

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
• Thema: Rent Seeking Corruption ; Systemic Corruption ; Shadow Economy ; Latin America

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Hugo, Ella ; Savage, David ; Schneider, Friedrich ; Torgler, Benno
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts (CREMA)
• (wo): Zürich
• (wann): 2021

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/246009
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 20.09.2024, 08:23 MESZ