Tendency of corruption and its determinants among public servants: A case study on Malaysia

Duasa, Jarita (2008): Tendency of corruption and its determinants among public servants: A case study on Malaysia.

Abstract

This study attempts to analyze determinants of corruption tendency on a single country, namely Malaysia, using cross-sectional data. Using survey questions on sample of respondents in two states of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor, data are collected and logit model is developed for estimation. The results from the regression on sample indicate that age negatively contributes to corruption tendency among government servants. The results also show that there are two departments, namely Police and Immigration departments, which have high probability of corruption and large spending, in particular, payments of personal debt, is positively contribute to high tendency of corruption among government servants.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Tendency of corruption; public servants; Logit model
• Subjects: C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C31 - Cross-Sectional Models ; Spatial Models ; Treatment Effect Models ; Quantile Regressions ; Social Interaction Models; H - Public Economics > H0 - General > H00 - General

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