Is corruption detrimental to society? An empirical investigation of corruption’s effect on subjective well-being in Europe
(2021) NEKP01 20211Department of Economics
- Abstract
- Corruption has been a widely discussed and analysed topic for decades. However, the results stemming from research on its effect are mixed and highly volatile, leading to a debate that it may be beneficial to the economy and society. The thesis puts this to a test with a focus on Europe during 2005-2019. By using rigorous testing, different proxies for corruption and subjective well-being, and various econometric techniques, evidence arguing against corruption's positive effect on society's subjective well-being is found, yet it depends on chosen regression's functional form and proxy for corruption.
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- author
- Malnieks, Oskars Niks LU
- supervisor
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- Åsa Hansson LU
- organization
- course
- NEKP01 20211
- year
- 2021
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- corruption, subjective well-being, panel data, dynamics
- language
- English
- id
- 9054024
- date added to LUP
- 2021-07-05 13:22:33
- date last changed
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