The Interaction Effect of Economic Freedom and Economic Development on Corruption in US States

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作者：

Blizard, Zachary D. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Winston Salem State Univ, Ctr Study Econ Mobil, Winston Salem, NC 27110 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE | 2023年 / 38卷 / 02期

关键词：

economic freedom; US states; corruption; economic development; INCOME INEQUALITY; GROWTH; INSTITUTIONS;

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F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The empirical relationship between corruption and economic freedom at the country level is complex, with the relationship varying depending on whether a country is rich or poor. I find a similar relationship among states within the US. I estimate a fixed-effects Poisson regression model of state-level corruption-conviction rates and find a significant and negative interaction effect of economic freedom and economic development on corruption. For states with low levels of economic development, economic freedom increases corruption, while the opposite is true for states with high levels of economic development.

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