Corruption and political interest: Empirical evidence at the micro level

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The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by analyzing a cross-section of individuals, using the World Values Survey. We explore the determinants of corruption through two dependent variables (perceived corruption and the justifiability of corruption). The impact of political interest on corruption is explored through three different proxies, presenting empirical evidence at both the cross-country level and the within-country level. The results of the multivariate analysis suggest that political interest has an impact on corruption controlling for a large number of factors.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Nota di Lavoro ; No. 2008,39

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
• Thema: Corruption ; Political Interest ; Social Norms ; Korruption ; Soziale Werte ; Politisches Ziel ; Mikrodaten ; Theorie

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Torgler, Benno ; Dong, Bin
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM)
• (wo): Milano
• (wann): 2008

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/40674
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ