The Multifaceted Impact of Corruption on International Trade
Författare
Summary, in English
The purpose of this paper is to perform a detailed examination of corruption effects on trade based on corruption characteristics known to affect economic exchange within the corruption research field. These characteristics are the level, prevalence, customs location, function and predictability of corruption. The multifaceted corruption impact on trade is empirically examined using a corruption-augmented gravity equation. The equation is estimated using a Heckman version of a GMM instrumental variable method. Our results provide strong evidence of that import flows vary systematically with the investigated corruption characteristics and enable the identification of channels through which corruption affects international trade. The empirical investigation clearly indicates the need to examine the multifaceted role of corruption to properly assess the trade effects of corruption.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2012
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
651-666
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
World Economy
Volym
35
Issue
5
Länkar
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Ämne
- Economics
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1467-9701