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Is corruption detrimental to society? An empirical investigation of corruption’s effect on subjective well-being in Europe

Malnieks, Oskars Niks LU (2021) NEKP01 20211
Department 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
organization
course
NEKP01 20211
year
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
2021-07-05 13:22:33
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  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.}},
  author       = {{Malnieks, Oskars Niks}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Is corruption detrimental to society? An empirical investigation of corruption’s effect on subjective well-being in Europe}},
  year         = {{2021}},
}