Working Paper
The Effect of Public Corruption on Covid-19 Fatality Rate: A Cross-Country Examination
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
CESifo, Munich, 2021
CESifo Working Paper No. 8938
CESifo, Munich, 2021
CESifo Working Paper No. 8938
This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs. These results are robust to control of other possible explanatory factors.
CESifo Category
Public Choice
Social Protection
Public Choice
Social Protection
Keywords: Covid-19, case fatality rates, pandemic, corruption, trust, cross-country regression
JEL Classification: I150, I180, D730, E020, H510