Journals / Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi / 2003 / Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 5

An Empirical Investigation on the Determinants of Corruption

Yolsuzluğun Nedenleri Üzerine Ampirik Bir Çalışma

Pages
125–146
Publication Date
2022-10-11
DOI
—
🏛️Bibliographic metadata and full text access for this article are provided via DergiPark.
DergiPark Record ↗
✨

AI Summary & Key Takeaways

AI Insight
⚡ TL;DR(Too Long; Didn't Read)

In this respect, corruption is influenced by the rule of law, bureaucratic quality and government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product positively, while it is influenced by urban population growth negatively.

📌 3 Key Takeaways

🎯
Objective & Hypothesis:The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that determine the level of corruption in 44 countries in the period 1982-1995.
📊
Key Findings & Data:The variables that are considered to determine the level of corruption are as follows: Rule of law, bureaucratic quality, government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product, urban population growth rate, share of wages and salaries in total government expenditures and inflation.
💡
Conclusion & Impact:In this respect, corruption is influenced by the rule of law, bureaucratic quality and government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product positively, while it is influenced by urban population growth negatively.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the factors that determine the level of corruption in 44 countries in the period 1982-1995. The variables that are considered to determine the level of corruption are as follows: Rule of law, bureaucratic quality, government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product, urban population growth rate, share of wages and salaries in total government expenditures and inflation. In order to analyze the relationship between corruption and independent variables that are mentioned above, we used 'Random Effect Ordered Probit Model'. As a result among these factors rule of law, bureaucratic quality, government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product and urban population growth rate were found to be statistically significant determinants of corruption. In this respect, corruption is influenced by the rule of law, bureaucratic quality and government expenditure as a share of gross domestic product positively, while it is influenced by urban population growth negatively.

Özet

Bu çalışma, 1982-1995 yılları arasında 44 ülkede yolsuzluk düzeyini belirleyen faktörleri tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Yolsuzluğu belirlediği düşünülen faktörler kanun hakimiyeti, bürokratik kalite, genel devlet harcamalarının gayrisafi yurtiçi hasıla içindeki payı, kentsel nüfus artış hızı, ekonomik büyüme oranı, ücret ve maaşların toplam kamu harcamaları içindeki payı ve enflâsyon oranı olarak seçilmiştir. Yolsuzluk düzeyi ile adı geçen değişkenler arasındaki ilişkinin tespit edilebilmesi amacıyla 'Rassal Etkiler Sıralı Probit Modeli' kullanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak söz konusu faktörlerden, kanun hakimiyeti, bürokratik kalite, genel devlet harcamalarının gayrisafi yurtiçi hasıla içindeki payı ve kentsel nüfus artış hızının yolsuzluk düzeyini belirlemede istatistiksel anlamlılığa sahip olduğu ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Kanun hakimiyeti, bürokratik kalite ve kamu harcamaları artarken, yolsuzluk düzeyinin azaldığı bununla birlikte kentsel nüfus artış hızı artarken, yolsuzluğun arttığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

🔖

Cite This Article

TOSUN, M. U. (2022). An Empirical Investigation on the Determinants of Corruption. Akdeniz İİBF Dergisi, Cilt: 3 - Sayı: 5, 125–146. https://ajindex.com/articles/433283

📄 Full Text PDF Viewer

📄

PDF görüntüleyici hazırlanıyor...

References (15)

  1. ALESINA, A. ve B.WEDER (1999) Do Corrupt Governments Receive Less Foreign Aid?, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper, No.7108. BRAUN, M. ve R. DI TELLA (2000) Inflation and Corruption (Yayımlanmamış Makale), Massachussets: Harvard University. CİNGİ, S. (1994) Yolsuzluk Olgusu ve Ekonomik Analizi Üzerine Notlar, Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadî ve İdarî Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt 12, s.:1-18.
  2. COASE, R. (1979) Payola in Radio and Television Broadcasting, Journal of Law and Economics 22, pp.269-328
  3. FRIEDMAN, E., S. JOHNSON, D. KAUFMANN ve P. ZOİDO-LOBATON (2000) Dodging the grabbing hand: the determinants of unofficial activity in 69 countries, Journal of Public Economics 76, pp.459-493.
  4. GREENE, H. WILLIAM (1993) Econometric Analysis. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. GUPTA, S., L. de MELLO ve R. SAHARAN (2000)
  5. Corruption and Military Spending, International Monetary Fund Working Paper, No.23. GUPTA, S., H. DAVOODI ve E. TIONGSON (2000) Corruption and the Provision of Health Care and Education Services, International Monetary Fund Working Paper, No.116. KNACK, S. ve P. KEEFER (1995) Institutions and Economic Performance: Cross Country Tests Using Alternative Institutional Measures, Economics and Politics, Vol.7, No.3, pp.207-227.
  6. LAFFONT, J. ve T. N'GUESSAN (1999) Competition and Corruption in an Agency Relationship. Journal of Development Economics, Vol.60, pp.271-295.
  7. LA PORTA, R., F.L. de SILANES, A. SHLEIFER ve R. VISHNY (1999)
  8. The Quality of Government, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 15, N.1, pp.222- 279. MAURO, P. (1998) Corruption and the Composition of Government Expenditure, Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 69, pp.263-279.
  9. MURPHY, K., A. SHLEIFER ve R. VISHNY (1991) The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, May, pp.503-530.
  10. RAUCH, J. ve P.B. EVANS (2000) Bureaucratic Structure and Bureaucratic Performance in Less Developed Countries, Journal of Public Economics,79,pp.49-71
  11. RODRIK, D. (1997) What Drives Public Employment?, National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper, No. 6141. SCHNEIDER, F. ve D. ENSTE (2000) Shadow Economies Arounda the World: Size, Causes and Consequences, Internationaml Monetary Fund Working Paper, No. 26. SHLEIFER, A. ve R. VISHNY (1993)
  12. Corruption, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, August, pp.599-617.
  13. SWANY, A., S. KNACK, Y. LEE ve O. AZFAR (2001)
  14. Gender and Corruption, Journal of Development Economics, Vol.64, pp.25-55.
  15. TANZI, V. v