Corruption costs lives: evidence from a cross-country study

Qiang Li (), Lian An (), Jing Xu () and Mina Baliamoune
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Qiang Li: Southwest University for Nationalities
Lian An: University of North Florida
Jing Xu: University of North Florida

The European Journal of Health Economics, 2018, vol. 19, issue 1, No 11, 153-165

Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates the effect of corruption on health outcomes by using cross-country panel data covering about 150 countries for the period of 1995 to 2012. We employ ordinary least squares (OLS), fixed-effects and two-stage least squares (2SLS) estimation methods, and find that corruption significantly increases mortality rates, and reduces life expectancy and immunization rates. The results are consistent across different regions, gender, and measures of corruption. The findings suggest that reducing corruption can be an effective method to improve health outcomes.

Keywords: Corruption; Lives; Health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D73 I10 I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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