Corruption and Growth Under Weak Identification
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- Philip Shaw & Marina‐Selini Katsaiti & Marius Jurgilas, 2011. "Corruption And Growth Under Weak Identification," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 49(1), pages 264-275, January.
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Keywords
Corruption; Growth; Weak Identification; LAU;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C31 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions; Social Interaction Models
- D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-LAM-2006-09-16 (Central and South America)
- NEP-POL-2006-09-16 (Positive Political Economics)
- NEP-SOC-2006-09-16 (Social Norms and Social Capital)
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