Corruption and legal (in)effectiveness: An empirical investigation

Thomas Herzfeld, Christoph Weiss

    Publikation: Wissenschaftliche FachzeitschriftOriginalbeitrag in FachzeitschriftBegutachtung

    Abstract

    Numerous studies have investigated the causes and measured the consequences of differences in corruption among countries. An effective legal system has been viewed as a key component in reducing corruption. However, estimating cross-sectional as well as panel data models, we find a significant inter-relationship between legal (in)effectiveness and various measures of corruption. This re-enforcing inter-relationship suggests that corruption is a persistent phenomenon and that strong forces tend to perpetuate corruption at fairly constant levels.
    OriginalspracheEnglisch
    Seiten (von - bis)621-632
    FachzeitschriftEuropean Journal of Political Economy
    Jahrgang19
    Ausgabenummer3
    PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2003

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