Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/142654 
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Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
EERI Research Paper Series No. 02/2013
Publisher: 
Economics and Econometrics Research Institute (EERI), Brussels
Abstract: 
A growing number of studies have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this paper examines how public sector corruption is associated with the probability of technological disasters. It was found that public sector corruption raises the probability of technological disasters. This result is robust when endogeneity bias is controlled.
Subjects: 
Corruption
Institution
Disasters
Risk
JEL: 
D73
D81
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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