Public sector corruption and the probability of technological disasters

Eiji Yamamura ()

Economics of Governance, 2013, vol. 14, issue 3, 233-255

Abstract: A growing number of studies have explored the influence of institution on the outcomes of disasters and accidents from the viewpoint of political economy. This paper focuses on the probability of the occurrence of disasters rather than disaster outcomes. Using panel data from 98 countries, this paper examines how public sector corruption is associated with the probability of technological disasters. It was found that public sector corruption raises the probability of technological disasters. This result is robust when endogeneity bias is controlled. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

Keywords: Corruption; Institution; Disasters; Risk; D73; D81; Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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