Corruption across countries and regions: Some consequences of local osmosis

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2573-2598

  Sah, Raaj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Corruption; Cultures; Governance; Learning; Persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250811411     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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