Paper #482

Título:

Economic integration and corruption: The corrupt soul of the European Union

Autores:

Juan J. Ganuza y Esther Hauk

Fecha:

Junio 2000

Resumen:

We study the link between corruption and economic integration. We show that if an economic union establishes a common regulation for public procurement, the country more prone to corruption benefits more from integration. However, if the propensities to corruption are too distinct, the less corrupt country will not be willing to join the union. This difference in corruption propensities can be offset by a difference in efficiency. We also show that corruption is lower if integration occurs. A panel data analysis for the European Union confirms that more corrupt countries are more favorable towards integration but less acceptable as potential new members.

Palabras clave:

Corruption, procurement, economic integration

Códigos JEL:

D72, F15, H57, C23

Área de investigación:

Microeconomía

Publicado en:

International Journal of Industrial Organizations, 22, 10, pp. 1463-1484, 2004

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