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

被引：52
|
作者：
Dobson, Stephen [1 ]
Ramlogan-Dobson, Carlyn [1 ]
机构：
[1] Nottingham Trent Univ, Nottingham Business Sch, Div Econ, Nottingham NG1 4BU, England
来源：
ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2010年 / 107卷 / 02期
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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页数：3
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