Cognitive ability and corruption: rule of law (still) matters

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan ()

Empirical Economics, 2020, vol. 59, issue 4, No 8, 1723-1743

Abstract: Abstract This study shows that the “longer time horizon” argument proposed by Potrafke (Econ Lett, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2019.02.026 ) with regard to the negative effect of a higher national average cognitive ability on corruption holds only for countries with a relatively high quality of legal systems. Using a sample of 94 countries from around the world, our cross-country regression analyses show the moderating role of rule of law in the final effects of cognitive abilities on corruption. The results are robust after using different indicators of corruption, rule of law and cognitive skills.

Keywords: Corruption; Intelligence; Cognitive; Rule of law (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 D73 D91 E02 E71 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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