TY - JOUR
T1 - On the Confluence of Freedom of the Press, Control of Corruption and Societal Welfare
AU - Ambrey, Christopher L.
AU - Fleming, Christopher M.
AU - Manning, Matthew
AU - Smith, Christine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
PY - 2016/9/1
Y1 - 2016/9/1
N2 - This paper employs data from 135 countries to investigate the role a free press plays in controlling corruption and the extent to which this may lead to greater national income and enhanced societal welfare (as measured by self-reported life satisfaction). Results suggest that freedom of the press, through enabling the control of corruption, is associated with increased real GDP per capita and (independently) higher life satisfaction. This provides further motivation for policy makers to give greater recognition to the aspects of societal welfare not readily encapsulated within conventional measures of national income.
AB - This paper employs data from 135 countries to investigate the role a free press plays in controlling corruption and the extent to which this may lead to greater national income and enhanced societal welfare (as measured by self-reported life satisfaction). Results suggest that freedom of the press, through enabling the control of corruption, is associated with increased real GDP per capita and (independently) higher life satisfaction. This provides further motivation for policy makers to give greater recognition to the aspects of societal welfare not readily encapsulated within conventional measures of national income.
KW - Corruption
KW - Freedom of the press
KW - Life satisfaction
KW - World Happiness Database
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U2 - 10.1007/s11205-015-1060-0
DO - 10.1007/s11205-015-1060-0
M3 - Article
SN - 0303-8300
VL - 128
SP - 859
EP - 880
JO - Social Indicators Research
JF - Social Indicators Research
IS - 2
ER -