Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/219623 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Institute of Economic Research Working Papers No. 7/2015
Publisher: 
Institute of Economic Research (IER), Toruń
Abstract: 
In this paper, we study the evolution of corruption patterns in 27 post-communist countries during the period 1996-2012 using the Control of Corruption Index and the corruption category Markov transition probability matrix. This method allows us to generate the long-run distribution of corruption among the post-communist countries. Our empirical findings suggest that corruption in the post-communist countries is a very persistent phenomenon that does not change much over time. Several theoretical explanations for such a result are provided.
Subjects: 
corruption
Markov transition probability matrix
post-communist countries
JEL: 
D73
P21
P37
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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