Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey

Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. We use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statis...

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Main Authors:	Clausen, Bianca, Kraay, Aart, Nyiri, Zsolt
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	World Bank 2013
Subjects:	banks bribe bribery bribes Confidence corrupt corrupt act corrupt acts Corruption corruption in government corruption perceptions Corruption Perceptions Index judicial system judiciary police political corruption public official Transparency violence
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13471

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spelling	okr-10986-134712021-04-23T14:03:08Z Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt banks bribe bribery bribes Confidence corrupt corrupt act corrupt acts Corruption corruption in government corruption perceptions Corruption Perceptions Index judicial system judiciary police political corruption public official Transparency violence Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. We use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statistically significant negative correlation between corruption and confidence in public institutions. This suggests an important indirect channel through which corruption can inhibit development: by eroding confidence in public institutions. This correlation is robust to the inclusion of a large set of controls for country and respondent-level characteristics. Moreover we show how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. Finally, we provide evidence that individuals with low confidence in institutions exhibit low levels of political participation, show increased tolerance for violent means to achieve political ends, and have a greater desire to “vote with their feet” through emigration. 2013-05-20T21:20:49Z 2013-05-20T21:20:49Z 2011-05-31 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13471 en_US World Bank Economic Review;25(2) CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank Journal Article Africa Asia Eastern Europe Latin America
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spellingShingle	banks bribe bribery bribes Confidence corrupt corrupt act corrupt acts Corruption corruption in government corruption perceptions Corruption Perceptions Index judicial system judiciary police political corruption public official Transparency violence Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
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description	Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. We use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global household survey, to document a quantitatively large and statistically significant negative correlation between corruption and confidence in public institutions. This suggests an important indirect channel through which corruption can inhibit development: by eroding confidence in public institutions. This correlation is robust to the inclusion of a large set of controls for country and respondent-level characteristics. Moreover we show how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. Finally, we provide evidence that individuals with low confidence in institutions exhibit low levels of political participation, show increased tolerance for violent means to achieve political ends, and have a greater desire to “vote with their feet” through emigration.
format	Journal Article
author	Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt
author_facet	Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt
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title	Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
title_short	Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
title_full	Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
title_fullStr	Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
title_full_unstemmed	Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey
title_sort	corruption and conﬁdence in public institutions : evidence from a global survey
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publishDate	2013
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Corruption and Conﬁdence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey

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