Inequality, Corruption, and Competition in the Presence of Market Imperfections

Indranil Dutta and Ajit Mishra

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Abstract: In this paper they analyze the relation between inequality, corruption and competition in a developing economy context where markets are imperfect. They consider an economy where different types of households (efficient and inefficient) choose to undertake production activities. For production, households borrow capital from the credit market. They also incur non-input costs which they could avoid by bribing inspectors. Due to information asymmetry and wealth inequality, the credit market fails to screen out the inefficient types. In addition to the imperfect screening, the inefficient type’s entry is further facilitated by corruption. They analyze the market equilibrium and look at some of the implications. They show that a rise in inequality can lead to an increase in corruption along with greater competition. [Research Paper No. 2005/46]

Keywords: corruption; competition; credit market; inequality; screening (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-12
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