Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America

Stephen Dobson and Carlyn Ramlogan-Dobson

Economics Letters, 2010, vol. 107, issue 2, 102-104

Abstract: In contrast to other research, lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality. This result is consistent with the idea that the corruption-inequality relationship may be different where there is a large informal sector, as in Latin America.

Keywords: Corruption; Latin; America; Income; inequality; Informal; sector; Panel; data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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