Inequality, corruption and the informal sector

Dobson, Stephen; Ramlogan-Dobson, Carlyn

Abstract

The marginal impact of corruption on income inequality is shown to be a linear function of the size of the informal sector. This implies that anti-corruption policies alone are unlikely to reduce inequality in countries with a large informal sector. © 2011 Elsevier B.V..

Citation

Dobson, S., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2012). Inequality, corruption and the informal sector. Economics letters, 115(1), 104-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.034

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Nov 30, 2011
• Online Publication Date: Dec 8, 2011
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2012
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Economics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0165-1765
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 115
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 104-107
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.11.034
• Keywords: Corruption, Income inequality, Informal sector,
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/465628
• Contract Date: Nov 13, 2014