Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America

Dobson, Stephen; Ramlogan-Dobson, Carlyn

Abstract

In contrast to other research, lower corruption is associated with higher income inequality. This result is consistent with the idea that the corruption-inequality relationship may be different where there is a large informal sector, as in Latin America.

Citation

Dobson, S., & Ramlogan-Dobson, C. (2010). Is there a trade-off between income inequality and corruption? Evidence from Latin America. Economics letters, 107(2), 102-104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.038

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 17, 2009
• Online Publication Date: Dec 28, 2009
• Publication Date: 2010-05
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2014
• Journal: Economics Letters
• Print ISSN: 0165-1765
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 107
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 102-104
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.12.038
• Keywords: Corruption, Latin America, Income inequality, Informal sector, Panel data,
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/468257
• Publisher URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517650900442X?via%3Dihub