Fighting Corruption when Existing Corruption Control Levels Count: What do Wealth-Effects Tell us in Africa?

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Simplice A. Asongu

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Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fght against corruption across developing nations? Do income-levels matter in the fght against corruption when existing corruption-control levels also matter? In other words, how does the wealth of nations matter in the fght against corruption when corruption is assessed throughout the conditional distribution of corruption-control from countries with low initial levels of corruption-control to those with high initial levels of corruption-control. To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the conditional distribution of the fght against corruption. The following broad fndings are established: (1) Population growth is a tool in the fght against corruption in Low income countries. (2) Democracy increases corruption-control in Middle income countries. As a policy implication, blanket corruption-control strategies are unlikely to succeed equally across countries with different income levels and political will in the fight against corruption. Thus to be effective, anti-corruption policies should be contingent on the prevailing levels of corruption-control and income-bracket.

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