The effect of democracy and press freedom on corruption: An empirical test

Shyamal K. Chowdhury

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.024

The effect of democracy and press freedom on corruption: An empirical test

Shyamal K. Chowdhury^*

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Abstract

This paper tests the effect of democracy and press freedom on corruption. The empirical investigation carried out in this paper suggests that democracy and press freedom can have significant impact on corruption.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-101
Number of pages	9
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	85
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.024
Publication status	Published - Oct 2004
Externally published	Yes

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