Does corruption facilitate growth? : a cross-national study in a non-linear framework

Shrabani Saha; Girijasankar Mallik; Dimitrios Vortelinos

doi:10.1177/2277978717727174

Does corruption facilitate growth? : a cross-national study in a non-linear framework

Shrabani Saha, Girijasankar Mallik, Dimitrios Vortelinos

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The article examines the corruption-growth relationship in a non-linear framework using panel fixed effects (FE) and system generalized methods of moments (SGMM) model for over 110 countries for the period 1984-2009. The results reveal that the least corrupt countries enjoy higher growth rates, whereas highly corrupt countries experience low growth. Furthermore, corruption has a positive and significant effect on economic growth up to a certain level and thereafter it reduces growth. The results are robust under various methodology and an alternative measure of corruption. JEL Classification: D73, O47, O50.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	178-193
Number of pages	16
Journal	South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance
Volume	6
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2277978717727174
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2017

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corruption
growth

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