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Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels of Economic Growth in Ghana? An ARDL Bounds Test

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  • Antwi Stephen Kwadwo
  • Kong Yusheng
  • Mohammed Musah
  • Donkor Mary
  • Kasim Hamza

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This paper seeks to ascertain the relationship between corruption and economic growth in Ghana using time-series secondary data for the period 1984–2016. We employ auto-regressive distributed lags (ARDL) model to estimate the long-term relationship between corruption and economic growth in Ghana. Corruption is estimated to have a significant negative effect on per capita growth both in the short-term and long-term. While trade openness shows a positive effect on growth, inflation and capital formation show a significant negative influence on growth. We find the variables to be cointegrated and both the long-run and short-run parameters provide evidence of a negative relationship between corruption and economic growth. While capital formation and inflation also show negative effect on growth, trade openness shows a positive effect. The government should endeavour to effectively combat the destructive phenomena of corrupt practices that weaken the institutional quality through the adoption of functional regulatory measures. Transparency of governmental functions should be enhanced through the active involvement of citizens in governance as well as minimizing the discretion at the disposal of bureaucrats.

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  • Antwi Stephen Kwadwo & Kong Yusheng & Mohammed Musah & Donkor Mary & Kasim Hamza, 2020. "Does Corruption Grease or Sand the Wheels of Economic Growth in Ghana? An ARDL Bounds Test," The Economics and Finance Letters, Conscientia Beam, vol. 7(2), pages 162-178.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:teafle:v:7:y:2020:i:2:p:162-178:id:1647
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