Is corruption anti labor?

Roy, Suryadipta (2007): Is corruption anti labor? Unpublished.

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of corruption on trade openness in low-income and high-income countries. The results suggest corruption is anti-labor, since it reduces trade in low-income countries and increases trade in high-income countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Institution: Lawrence University
• Language: English
• Keywords: Openness; corruption; Stolper-Samuelson effects
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade; O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements: Legal, Social, Economic, and Political; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption

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