The Effects of Corruption on Growth, Investment, and Government Expenditure

September 1, 1996

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Summary

This paper discusses the possible causes and consequences of corruption. It provides a synthetic review of recent studies that analyze this phenomenon empirically. In addition, it presents further results on the effects of corruption on growth and investment, and new cross-country evidence on the link between corruption and the composition of government expenditure.

Subject: Corruption, Crime, Education spending, Expenditure, Expenditure composition, Total expenditures

Keywords: consumption expenditure, corrupt government, Corruption, country, economic growth, Education spending, Expenditure composition, government, government institution, government policy, government transfer payments, Total expenditures, WP

Pages:
28
Volume:
1996
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451852097.001
Issue:
098
Series:
Working Paper No. 1996/098
Stock No:
WPIEA0981996
ISBN:
9781451852097
ISSN:
1018-5941

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