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Corruption and Political Interest: Empirical Evidence at the Micro Level

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  • Bin Dong

    (The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia)

  • Benno Torgler

    (The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia
    CREMA – Center for Research in Economics, Management and the Arts, Gellertstrasse 18, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
    CESifo, Poschingerstrasse 5, D-81679 Munich, Germany
    The School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia. E-mail address: benno.torgler@qut.edu.au)

Abstract

The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by analyzing a cross-section of individuals, using the World Values Survey. We explore the determinants of corruption through two dependent variables (perceived corruption and the justifiability of corruption). The impact of political interest on corruption is explored through three different proxies, presenting empirical evidence at both the cross-country level and the within-country level. The results of the multivariate analysis suggest that political interest has an impact on corruption controlling for a large number of factors. JEL classification : K420, D720, 0170, J240

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  • Bin Dong & Benno Torgler, 2009. "Corruption and Political Interest: Empirical Evidence at the Micro Level," Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, , vol. 21(3), pages 295-325, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jinter:v:21:y:2009:i:3:p:295-325
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    1. Lv, Zhike, 2017. "Intelligence and corruption: An empirical investigation in a non-linear framework," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 69(C), pages 83-91.

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