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The Effect of Informal Networks on Corruption in Education: Evidence from the Household Survey Data in Bangladesh

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  • Chongwoo Choe
  • Ratbek Dzhumashev
  • Asadul Islam
  • Zakir H. Khan

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Using the 2007 household survey data collected by Transparency International Bangladesh, we examine corruption in the education sector in Bangladesh. Our main findings are (i) the incidence of corruption and the amount of bribe increase with the level of red tape, (ii) poorer households, households with a less educated household head, and households with girls studying in school are more likely to be victims of corruption, (iii) households with higher social status are more likely to use informal networks to bypass the red tape or pay less amount of a bribe and, as a result, (iv) corruption is likely to be regressive.

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  • Chongwoo Choe & Ratbek Dzhumashev & Asadul Islam & Zakir H. Khan, 2013. "The Effect of Informal Networks on Corruption in Education: Evidence from the Household Survey Data in Bangladesh," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 49(2), pages 238-250, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:49:y:2013:i:2:p:238-250
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2012.709620
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    1. Jijian Lu & Pan Tuo & Junyan Pan & Meimei Zhou & Mohan Zhang & Shaohua Hu, 2023. "Shadow Education in China and Its Diversified Normative Governance Mechanism: Double Reduction Policy and Internet Public Opinion," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-13, January.
    2. Oana Borcan & Mikael Lindahl & Andreea Mitrut, 2017. "Fighting Corruption in Education: What Works and Who Benefits?," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 9(1), pages 180-209, February.
    3. Verwimp, Philip, 2023. "Ethno-regional favoritism and the political economy of school test scores," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 165(C).
    4. Konte Maty, 2017. "Working Paper 278 - Education resources and the quality of local governance in Africa," Working Paper Series 2395, African Development Bank.
    5. Maty Konte, 2021. "How do education resources respond to the quality of local governance in Africa?," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(3), pages 1538-1557, August.
    6. Philip Agyei Peprah & Yao Hongxing & Jean Baptiste Bernard Pea-Assounga, 2019. "Regional Foreign Direct Investment Potential in Selected African Countries," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 11(10), pages 66-76, October.

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