Government Concentration: Cause of or Remedy for Corruption?

13 Pages Posted: 1 Dec 2012

Date Written: November 30, 2012

Abstract

This paper presents evidence for an effect of corruption on government concentration in OECD countries. Furthermore, it suggests a rationale for this direction of causality: Corruption increases unemployment, and this effect is weaker for countries with concentrated governments. Hence, voters appear to react to perceived corruption by electing a single strong party to mitigate the negative consequences of corruption on the economy.

Keywords: corruption, government concentration, unemployment

JEL Classification: D72, D73, H11

Suggested Citation

Wohlschlegel, Ansgar, Government Concentration: Cause of or Remedy for Corruption? (November 30, 2012). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2183120 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2183120

Ansgar Wohlschlegel (Contact Author)

Portsmouth Business School ( email )

Portsmouth, PO1 3DE
United Kingdom

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