...Abdella Eldarassi; Abdalla Muktad Purpose This study aims to explore the interplay between corruption, information and communication technology ( ICT ) and bilateral trade flows in the Middle East and North Africa ( MENA ), distinguishing between oil and non-oil exporters. It examines whether ICT...

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... and rural firms, domestic firms producing for the home market and specific (transport, construction, garment and wholesale) industries. Greece Institutions Corruption Innovation Informal competition Informal economy/sector O12 O17 O30 The informal sector has a significant effect...

...João Jungo; Mara Madaleno; Anabela Botelho Purpose This study aims to examine the role of financial inclusion and institutional factors such as corruption and the rule of law (RL) on the credit risk and stability of banks. Design/methodology/approach The study considers a sample of 61...

...Carole Ibrahim Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the effect of corruption on public debt and economic growth in 20 developing countries over the period 1996-2018. Design/methodology/approach This study makes use of the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model...

...Girijasankar Mallik; Shrabani Saha Purpose This paper investigates the corruption-growth relationship in a sample of 146 countries for the period – 1984-2009. While negative effects of corruption on growth have drawn economists’ interest in recent years, our main contribution is to examine...

...Hamid Yeganeh Purpose – This study aims at investigating the effects of cultural values on corruption by integrating Hofstede's, Schwartz's, and Inglehart's frameworks. Design/methodology/approach – First, corruption is conceptualized and Schwartz's, Hofstede's and Inglehart's cultural...

...Stephen Mark Rosenbaum; Stephan Billinger; Nils Stieglitz Purpose – Corruption has traditionally been associated with an absence of pro-social norms such as trust and altruism. This paper challenges this view by examining market corruption – one-shot exchange transactions between strangers...

...Li‐Ju Chen Purpose Given that female candidates benefit more from an election based on a proportional representation system as opposed to a plurality system and the extent of corruption may not change much across a crude classification of electoral systems, this study attempts to connect the level...

...Simplice A. Asongu Purpose Are there different determinants in the fight against corruption across African countries? Why are some countries more effective at battling corruption than others? To assess these concerns this paper aims to examine the determinants of corruption control throughout...

...Biru Paksha Paul Purpose The purpose of the paper is to unveil the relationship between corruption and economic growth in Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach The paper is designed to combine both theory and empirical work. Findings Bangladesh poses a positive relation between...

...Heli Virta Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of corruption on the size of the shadow economy in countries that differ with respect to income level or geographical location. The underlying idea is that the primary manifestation of corruption might be associated with country...