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. The authors use data from the Gallup World Poll, a unique and very large global ho...
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okr-10986-199592021-04-23T14:03:52Z Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt BANKS BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CASES CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CORRUPTIONS CRONY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY ELECTORAL PROCESS FIGURES GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRITY INTERVIEWING INTERVIEWS INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS MEDIA NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLICE POLITICAL CORRUPTION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICES RECONSTRUCTION SAMPLE SIZE SOCIAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE Well-functioning institutions matter for economic development. In order to operate effectively, public institutions must also inspire confidence in those they serve. The authors 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 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, and they show how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. The authors also show 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. 2014-09-02T21:54:26Z 2014-09-02T21:54:26Z 2009-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11704319/corruption-confidence-public-institutions-evidence-global-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19959 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 5157 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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BANKS BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CASES CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CORRUPTIONS CRONY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY ELECTORAL PROCESS FIGURES GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRITY INTERVIEWING INTERVIEWS INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS MEDIA NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLICE POLITICAL CORRUPTION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICES RECONSTRUCTION SAMPLE SIZE SOCIAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE |
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BANKS BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION CASES CORRUPTION IN GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CORRUPTIONS CRONY DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY ELECTORAL PROCESS FIGURES GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION HOUSEHOLD INCOME INCOME INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES INTEGRITY INTERVIEWING INTERVIEWS INVESTIGATION JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIARY JUSTICE LAWS LIVING STANDARDS MEDIA NATIONAL GOVERNMENT POLICE POLITICAL CORRUPTION PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SERVICES RECONSTRUCTION SAMPLE SIZE SOCIAL INDICATORS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS TERRORISM TRANSPARENCY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL VIOLENCE Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 5157 |
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Well-functioning institutions matter for
economic development. In order to operate effectively,
public institutions must also inspire confidence in those
they serve. The authors 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 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, and they show
how it can plausibly be interpreted as reflecting at least
in part a causal effect from corruption to confidence. The
authors also show 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. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt |
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Clausen, Bianca Kraay, Aart Nyiri, Zsolt |
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Clausen, Bianca |
| 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 |
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Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey |
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Corruption and Confidence in Public Institutions : Evidence from a Global Survey |
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corruption and confidence in public institutions : evidence from a global survey |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/12/11704319/corruption-confidence-public-institutions-evidence-global-survey http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19959 |
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