Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/40674 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 2008,39
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
Abstract: 
The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by analyzing a cross-section of individuals, using the World Values Survey. We explore the determinants of corruption through two dependent variables (perceived corruption and the justifiability of corruption). The impact of political interest on corruption is explored through three different proxies, presenting empirical evidence at both the cross-country level and the within-country level. The results of the multivariate analysis suggest that political interest has an impact on corruption controlling for a large number of factors.
Subjects: 
Corruption
Political Interest
Social Norms
JEL: 
K420
D720
O170
J240
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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