Inequality, corruption and the informal sector

Stephen Dobson and Carlyn Ramlogan-Dobson

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 115, issue 1, 104-107

Abstract: The marginal impact of corruption on income inequality is shown to be a linear function of the size of the informal sector. This implies that anti-corruption policies alone are unlikely to reduce inequality in countries with a large informal sector.

Keywords: Corruption; Income inequality; Informal sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.034

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