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Corruption as a response to regulation

Noel D., Johnson and William, Ruger and Jason, Sorens and Steven, Yamarik (2012): Corruption as a response to regulation.

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Abstract

Previous research has found a negative effect of corruption on growth in the United States. However, some theory suggests corruption might have a positive impact in places with dysfunctional political institutions. This paper investigates whether the corruption-growth link is conditional on the extent of government involvement across U.S. states. Even though no state approaches the level of government intervention found in many developing countries, we still find evidence that corruption’s harmful effects on growth are smaller when regulation is greater.

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