Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth-effects tell us in Africa?

Simplice A, Asongu (2012): Fighting corruption when existing corruption-control levels count : what do wealth-effects tell us in Africa? Forthcoming in:

Abstract

Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fight against corruption. The following broad findings are established. (1) Population growth is a (an) tool (impediment) in (to) the fight against corruption in Low (Middle) income countries. (2) Democracy increases (decreases) corruption-control in Middle (Low) income countries. As a policy implication, blanket corruption-control strategies are unlikely to succeed equally across countries with different income-levels and political wills in the fight against corruption. Thus to be effective, corruption policies should be contingent on the prevailing levels of corruption-control and income-bracket.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Corruption, Democracy, Government quality, Quantile regression, Africa
• Subjects: H - Public Economics > H1 - Structure and Scope of Government > H10 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General > C10 - General; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O55 - Africa; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General; K - Law and Economics > K1 - Basic Areas of Law > K10 - General

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