A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption

Escresa, Laarni; Lucio, Picci

doi:10.1093/wber/lhv031

Publication: A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption

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Date

2017-02

ISSN

1564-698X

Published

2017-02

Author(s)

Escresa, Laarni

Lucio, Picci

Abstract

A new measure of cross-national corruption is constructed based on the geographic distribution of public officials involved in cross-border corruption cases. A comparison is made between the Public Administration Corruption Index (PACI) and perception-based measures, considers the extent to which differences between them are driven by systematic factors, and concludes that they are not. As more data on cases of cross-border bribery incidents become available, the PACI will provide an increasingly valid cross-national measure of corruption.

Citation

“Escresa, Laarni; Lucio, Picci. 2017. A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption. World Bank Economic Review. © Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/30134 License: CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO.”