Alcohol and corruption

Kodila-Tedika, Oasis and Kalonda-Kanyama, Isaac and Azia-Dimbu, Florentin (2012): Alcohol and corruption.

Abstract

This study aims at testing the relationship between alcohol and corruption. Using cross-sectional data, we find the nexus to be positive. It follows that the depth of drinking alcohol has a significant positive correlation with the level of corruption.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Corruption, Alcohol, Drinkers, Institutions
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D73 - Bureaucracy ; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations ; Corruption; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I1 - Health > I12 - Health Behavior; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; Z - Other Special Topics > Z1 - Cultural Economics ; Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology > Z13 - Economic Sociology ; Economic Anthropology ; Social and Economic Stratification

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