The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan () and Reza Zamani ()
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Reza Zamani: Allameh Tabataba'i University

No 1606, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption based on newspaper coverage. We use the Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and its applied tools of impulse response and variance decomposition analyses to track the response of protests to shocks in corruption levels. Using annual data from 1962 to 2019, we find a positive and significant response of protests to a positive shock in the news-based corruption reflection index. We also show that economic growth and military spending are the main channels where higher corruption may lead to higher internal protests.

Pages: 29
Date: 2022-11-20, Revised 2022-11-20
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