Public Sector Corruption and Trust in the Private Sector

Volume: 30, Issue: 8, Pages: 1288 - 1317
Published: Aug 21, 2017
Abstract
Using Afrobarometer data, we show that experiencing bribery in the course of one's interactions with the public sector lowers one's trust in big private corporations, small businesses and local traders. As trust in market institutions is vital to the efficient functioning of an economy, our findings point to a previously unknown and potentially substantial cost of corruption. This relationship is evident even when we control for perceptions of...
Paper Details
Title
Public Sector Corruption and Trust in the Private Sector
Published Date
Aug 21, 2017
Volume
30
Issue
8
Pages
1288 - 1317
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