Remittances and corruption

被引:60
作者
Berdiev, Aziz N. [1 ]
Kim, Yoonbai [2 ]
Chang, Chun-Ping [3 ]
机构
[1] Bryant Univ, Dept Econ, Smithfield, RI 02917 USA
[2] Univ Kentucky, Dept Econ, Lexington, KY 40506 USA
[3] Shih Chien Univ, Dept Mkt Management, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
关键词
Remittances; Corruption; Panel data; PANEL-DATA MODELS; DEVELOPING-COUNTRIES; DEMOCRACY; POVERTY; PRESS;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2012.10.008
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We examine the effect of remittances on corruption using panel data for 111 countries over the period of 1986-2010. We find that remittances increase corruption, especially in non-OECD countries. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:182 / 185
页数:4
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