Is Corruption Really Bad for Inequality? Evidence from Latin America

Carlyn Dobson () and Antonio Rodríguez ()
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Carlyn Dobson: Nothingam Business School
Antonio Rodríguez: School of Public Health, Department of Health Services Research, University of Aarhus
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Antonio Rodriguez Andres

No 02/2010, Development Research Working Paper Series from Institute for Advanced Development Studies

Abstract: This paper presents new evidence on the relationship between corruption and income inequality. Using a panel data methodology, we find that lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality in Latin America. This result is in contrast to other empirical studies but it makes sense in Latin America for a number of reasons. The finding of an inverse relationship between inequality and corruption suggests that institutional reform policies by themselves may be misguided.

Keywords: Corruption; Inequality; Latin America (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 O15 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 27 pages
Date: 2010-03
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