Does corruption discourage international trade?

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 385-398

  de Jong, Eelke ^a   Bogmans, Christian ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corruption; Gravity equation; International trade; Quality of customs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954906568     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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