Are new states more corrupt? Expert opinions versus firms’ experiences

Tamanna Adhikari; Michael Breen; Robert Gillanders

doi:10.1080/13504851.2018.1441500

Are new states more corrupt? Expert opinions versus firms’ experiences

Tamanna Adhikari, Michael Breen^*, Robert Gillanders

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Economics, Helsinki

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We find that new states are perceived to be more corrupt even though businesses do not report more bribery in newer states. This is suggestive of an unearned, and likely high, reputational cost to being a new state. These findings hold over a number of specifications that include additional economic, historical and geographic controls.

Original language	English
Peer-reviewed scientific journal	Applied Economics Letters
Volume	26
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	131-134
Number of pages	4
ISSN	1350-4851
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2018.1441500
Publication status	Published - 22.02.2018
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article - refereed

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511 Economics
Corruption
corruption perceptions
bribery
state age

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