Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/283433 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics No. 21-2023
Publisher: 
Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Marburg
Abstract: 
We examine the response of the news-based Corruption Reflection Index (CRI) to positive shocks in oil revenues in Iran. Using annual data from 1962 to 2019, we employ the Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model and analyze impulse response functions. Our findings reveal a positive and significant response of corruption to oil shocks. The key channels through which this relationship operates include inflation, military spending, and the degradation of democratic institutions. Moreover, we provide a case study of clientelism in public investment projects in Iran from 2002 to 2012 and their impact on the public budget.
Subjects: 
Corruption
Oil rents
Resource curse
Conflict
Iran
VAR model
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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