The effect of democracy and press freedom on corruption: an empirical test

被引：170

作者：

Chowdhury, SK ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Int Food Policy Res Inst, Washington, DC 20006 USA

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2004年 / 85卷 / 01期

关键词：

democracy; corruption; press freedom; instrumental variables; panel data;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.024

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

This paper tests the effect of democracy and press freedom on corruption. The empirical investigation carried out in this paper suggests that democracy and press freedom can have significant impact on corruption. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：93 / 101

页数：9

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