Abstract

FERNAND DESFRANCOIS, PIERRE GILLES  and  PASTAS GUTIERREZ, EDUARDO RAMIRO. Corruption and economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean. rev. econ. Caribe [online]. 2022, n.29, pp.32-49.  Epub Sep 27, 2022. ISSN 2011-2106.  https://doi.org/10.14482/ecoca.29.704.937.

This study analyzes the relationship between corruption and economic growth in a sample of 19 Latin American countries during the period 1998-2018 through a panel data analysis. The direct and indirect effects of corruption on the GDP growth rate are estimated. After controlling for a series of economic and sociopolitical factors, the results confirm the negative correlation between corruption and economic growth.

Keywords : corruption; economic growth; panel data; Latin America.

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