Publication: Does the Internet Reduce Corruption? Evidence from U.S. States and across Countries
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1564-698X | |
| dc.contributor.author | Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bentzen, Jeanet | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dalgaard, Carl-Johan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Selaya, Pablo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-05-21T13:50:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-05-21T13:50:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-10-18 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We test the hypothesis that the Internet is a useful technology for controlling corruption. In order to do so, we develop a novel identification strategy for Internet diffusion. Power disruptions damage digital equipment, which increases the user cost of IT capital, and thus lowers the speed of Internet diffusion. A natural phenomenon causing power disruptions is lightning activity, which makes lightning a viable instrument for Internet diffusion. Using ground-based lightning detection censors as well as global satellite data, we construct lightning density data for the contiguous U.S. states and a large cross section of countries. Empirically, lightning density is a strong instrument for Internet diffusion and our IV estimates suggest that the emergence of the Internet has served to reduce the extent of corruption across U.S. states and across the world. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | World Bank Economic Review | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1596/13480 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1564-698X | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.1093/wber/lhr025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13481 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | World Bank | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | World Bank Economic Review | |
| dc.rights | CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights.holder | World Bank | |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo | |
| dc.subject | basic | |
| dc.subject | codes | |
| dc.subject | Computer equipment | |
| dc.subject | Computer memory | |
| dc.subject | Computers | |
| dc.subject | devices | |
| dc.subject | digital | |
| dc.subject | ||
| dc.subject | equipment | |
| dc.subject | information storage | |
| dc.subject | innovations | |
| dc.subject | memory cards | |
| dc.subject | networks | |
| dc.subject | new technologies | |
| dc.subject | new technology | |
| dc.subject | online systems | |
| dc.subject | sensors | |
| dc.subject | servers | |
| dc.subject | technological change | |
| dc.subject | transistors | |
| dc.title | Does the Internet Reduce Corruption? Evidence from U.S. States and across Countries | en |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en |
| dc.type | Article de journal | fr |
| dc.type | ArtÃculo de revista | es |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Jobs | |
| okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea | Climate Change | |
| okr.date.disclosure | 2013-04-18 | |
| okr.date.doiregistration | 2025-05-06T10:54:59.033484Z | |
| okr.doctype | Journal Article | |
| okr.globalpractice | Education | |
| okr.globalpractice | Transport and ICT | |
| okr.globalpractice | Poverty | |
| okr.globalpractice | Environment and Natural Resources | |
| okr.globalpractice | Governance | |
| okr.globalpractice | Trade and Competitiveness | |
| okr.identifier.doi | 10.1093/wber/lhr025 | |
| okr.journal.nbpages | 387-417 | |
| okr.language.supported | en | |
| okr.peerreview | Academic Peer Review | |
| okr.region.country | UNITED STATES | |
| okr.region.geographical | Africa | |
| okr.region.geographical | South Asia | |
| okr.region.geographical | Latin America | |
| okr.topic | Education::Education for the Knowledge Economy | |
| okr.topic | Education::Educational Technology and Distance Education | |
| okr.topic | Environment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases | |
| okr.topic | Governance::Governance Indicators | |
| okr.topic | Industry | |
| okr.topic | Information and Communication Technologies::Information Security & Privacy | |
| okr.topic | Information and Communication Technologies::Information Technology | |
| okr.topic | Poverty Reduction::Poverty Monitoring & Analysis | |
| okr.topic | Public Sector Development | |
| okr.topic | Science and Technology Development::Earth Sciences & GIS | |
| okr.volume | 25(3) | |
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