Explaining corruption: are open countries less corrupt?

Roberta Gatti
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Roberta Gatti: The World Bank, Development Research Group, Washington DC, USA, Postal: The World Bank, Development Research Group, Washington DC, USA

Journal of International Development, 2004, vol. 16, issue 6, 851-861

Abstract: This paper analyses whether the presence of barriers to international trade and capital flows is associated with higher corruption. The evidence suggests that the main impact of trade barriers on corruption comes through the incentive to collusive behaviors between individuals and customs officials, rather than from the decreased foreign competition pressure on the domestic sector induced by restrictive trade policy. Interestingly, no clear association emerges between corruption and variables proxying for presence and intensity of controls on capital flows. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.1002/jid.1115

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