Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam
Published By: BREAD on eSS | Published Date: September, 01 , 2013Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries.
This paper uses cross-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test
empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. The analysis uses survey data collected from over 13,000
Vietnamese firms between 2006 and 2010 and an instrumental variables strategy based
on industry growth in other provinces. [BREAD Working paper no. 399].
Author(s): Jie Bai, Seema Jayachandran | Posted on: Oct 03, 2013 | Views(443) | Download (813)