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Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey

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dc.contributor.authorClausen, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.contributor.authorNyiri, Zsolt
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-02T21:54:26Z
dc.date.available2014-09-02T21:54:26Z
dc.date.issued2009-12
dc.description.abstractWell-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. The authors use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statistically significant negative correlation between corruption and confidence in public institutions. This suggests an important channel through which corruption can inhibit development by eroding confidence in public institutions. This correlation is robust to the inclusion of a large set of controls for country and respondent-level characteristics, and they show how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. The authors also show that individuals with low confidence in institutions exhibit low levels of political participation, show increased tolerance for violent means to achieve political ends, and have a greater desire to "vote with their feet" through emigration.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11704319/corruption-confidence-public-institutions-evidence-global-survey
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5157
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19959
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 5157
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPT ACTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION CASES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
dc.subjectCORRUPTIONS
dc.subjectCRONY
dc.subjectDEMOCRACIES
dc.subjectDEMOCRACY
dc.subjectELECTORAL PROCESS
dc.subjectFIGURES
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CORRUPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES
dc.subjectINTEGRITY
dc.subjectINTERVIEWING
dc.subjectINTERVIEWS
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMEDIA
dc.subjectNATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLITICAL CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIAL
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSOCIAL INDICATORS
dc.subjectSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.titleCorruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Surveyen
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okr.crossref.titleCorruption And Confidence In Public Institutions: Evidence From A Global Survey
okr.date.disclosure2009-12-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:57:07.881413Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11704319/corruption-confidence-public-institutions-evidence-global-survey
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid828771468339683623
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5157
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20100127134429
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11704319
okr.identifier.reportWPS5157
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okr.relation.associatedurlhttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/13470
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Accountability
okr.topicGovernment Diagnostic Capacity Building
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPoverty Monitoring and Analysis
okr.topicPoverty Reduction
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.unitMacroeconomics and Growth Team, Development Research Group
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