A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption
A new measure of cross-national corruption is constructed based on the geographic distribution of public officials involved in cross-border corruption cases. A comparison is made between the Public Administration Corruption Index (PACI) and perception-based measures, considers the extent to which differences between them are driven by systematic factors, and concludes that they are not. As more data on cases of cross-border bribery incidents become available, the PACI will provide an increasingly valid cross-national measure of corruption.
Summary: | A new measure of cross-national
corruption is constructed based on the geographic
distribution of public officials involved in cross-border
corruption cases. A comparison is made between the Public
Administration Corruption Index (PACI) and perception-based
measures, considers the extent to which differences between
them are driven by systematic factors, and concludes that
they are not. As more data on cases of cross-border bribery
incidents become available, the PACI will provide an
increasingly valid cross-national measure of corruption. |
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