An Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Corruptions and Public Expenditures: The Turkish Case

Bagdigen, Muhlis; Dokmen, Gokhan

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An Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Corruptions and Public Expenditures: The Turkish Case

ZKÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 23-38, 2006

15 Pages Posted: 7 Jul 2009

See all articles by Muhlis Bagdigen

Gokhan Dokmen

Karaelmas University - Department of Public Finance

Date Written: 2006

Abstract

Corruption, which is described as the use of public power for individual purposes and which affects many areas of society’s life, is theoretically assumed to also have effect on the provision of public resources. This study analyzes relations between corruption and public expenditures in Turkey for the period of 1982-2003, by applying least square method. Empirical results show that there is same way relations between corruption and public expenditures in Turkey for the period applied. If the corruption perception index increases/decreases, public expenditures also increase/decrease.

Keywords: Corruptions, Public Spending, Spending on Education, Military Expenditure

JEL Classification: H50, H20

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Bağdigen, Muhlis and Dökmen, Gökhan, An Empirical Analysis of Relationship between Corruptions and Public Expenditures: The Turkish Case (2006). ZKÜ Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 23-38, 2006, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1430568