Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America

被引:51
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作者
Dobson, Stephen [1 ]
Ramlogan-Dobson, Carlyn [1 ]
机构
[1] Nottingham Trent Univ, Nottingham Business Sch, Div Econ, Nottingham NG1 4BU, England
关键词
Corruption; Latin America; Income inequality; Informal sector; Panel data; GROWTH;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.038
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
In contrast to other research, lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality. This result is consistent with the idea that the corruption-inequality relationship may be different where there is a large informal sector, as in Latin America. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:102 / 104
页数:3
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