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Corruption in Romania

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  • Silviu DU?ULESCU

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Ileana NI?ULESCU-ASHRAFZADEH

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

Abstract

Corruption as a phenomenon is of great interest for the society we live in. As there is no unit of measurement to determine the scale of this phenomenon, comparative studies are chosen most often for the areas concerned. The present paper describes a study focused on all counties in Romania, Bucharest included. The purpose of this research is to establish the determinant factors that influence the size and spread of corruption, as it manifests strong negative effects on the society we live in. Thus, using a set of regressions over the main variables, some correlation coefficients have been set, which after processing rendered a ranking of all the 42 analysed territorial units, sorted by the estimated size of corruption. The whole scientific approach was completed with a map of corruption, which synthesizes and presents the corruption spread nationwide

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  • Silviu DU?ULESCU & Ileana NI?ULESCU-ASHRAFZADEH, 2016. "Corruption in Romania," The Audit Financiar journal, Chamber of Financial Auditors of Romania, vol. 14(138), pages 680-680, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:aud:audfin:v:14:y:2016:i:138:p:680
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    Keywords

    Corruption; county charts; corruption map; Romania;
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    JEL classification:

    • C40 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics - - - General
    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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