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Can corruption favour growth via the composition of government spending?

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  • Sugata Ghosh

    (Brunel University)

  • Andros Gregoriou

    (University of East Anglia)

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In an endogenous growth model with two public goods, we analytically derive the optimal composition of government spending in the presence of corruption. Although corruption results in a loss of productivity per se, an increase in corruption in the category of public spending that is harmed relatively more by corruption could have a favourable effect on growth, as it would encourage a benevolent government to divert spending towards the public good that is more productive, net of corruption.

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  • Sugata Ghosh & Andros Gregoriou, 2010. "Can corruption favour growth via the composition of government spending?," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 30(3), pages 2270-2278.
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    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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