On the Evolution of Corruption Patterns in the Post-Communist Countries

• Authors: Cieślik Andrzej , Goczek Łukasz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this paper, we study the evolution of corruption patterns in 27 post-communist countries during the period 1996-2012 using the Control of Corruption Index and the corruption category Markov transition probability matrix. This method allows us to generate the long-run distribution of corruption among the post-communist countries. Our empirical findings suggest that corruption in the post-communist countries is a very persistent phenomenon that does not change much over time. Several theoretical explanations for such a result are provided.

Keywords

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corruption; Markov transition probability matrix; post-communist countries

• Publisher: Instytut Badań Gospodarczych
• Journal: Equilibrium. Quarterly Journal of Economics and Economic Policy
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 33-53

Contributors

author

Cieślik Andrzej

author

Goczek Łukasz