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Epidemic Corruption: A Bio-Economic Homology

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  • Hathroubi, Salem
  • Trabelsi, Hédi

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This paper aims to study corruption as an epidemic phenomenon using the epidemic diffusion model of Kermack and Mc-Kendrick (1927). We seek to determine the dynamics of corruption and its impact on the composition of the population at a given time. We determine a threshold epidemiological corruption based on the approximation of the honest population.

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  • Hathroubi, Salem & Trabelsi, Hédi, 2014. "Epidemic Corruption: A Bio-Economic Homology," MPRA Paper 78997, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised Apr 2014.
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    1. Rose-Ackerman, Susan, 1975. "The economics of corruption," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 187-203, February.
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    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
    • Z13 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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