RT Monograph
SR 00
A1 Gasmi, Farid
A1 Berté, Isacco
A1 Demoury, Louise
A1 Kouakou, Dorgyles C. M.
A1 Patzig, Niklas
A1 Recuero Virto, Laura
T1 The privatization-corruption relationship is nonlinear: Evidence from 1985-2022 data on telecommunications in 103 countries
YR 2024
FD 2024-04
VO 24-1523
SP 28
K1 Privatization
K1 Corruption
K1 Telecommunications
K1 Nonlinearity
AB Using data on telecommunications from 1985 to 2022 in 103 countries, this article provides evidence of a robust nonlinear relationship between privatization and corruption showing that the latter has an inverted U-shape effect on the former. Using the Bayesian Corruption Index as a proxy for corruption, we find that the threshold beyond which higher levels of corruption do no longer foster privatization is slightly above 50% of the maximum value of this index.  The complexity of the relationship between privatization and corruption points to the need to develop sophisticated strategies to effectively combat corruption, the negative effects of which on social welfare have been widely discussed in the literature.
T2 TSE Working Paper
PB TSE Working Paper
PP Toulouse
AV Published
LK https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49265/
UL http://tse-fr.eu/pub/129283