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The effects of economic freedom on institutional performance in the Western Balkans countries

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  • Qerim Qerimi
  • Bruno S. Sergi

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Recognising the indispensable role of fighting corruption in the quest for, and measure of, effective institutions, this paper looks into unrecognised or neglected interrelations between corruption and other pertinent indicators that could enhance institutional performance. In particular, it focuses on the correlation, as opposed to causation, that exists between economic freedom and corruption. It situates the inquiry in the societies in transition that roughly belong to the middle-income countries category, which is typically characterised by greater diversity in the incidence of corruption, as compared to uniformly high levels of corruption among low-income and uniformly low levels of corruption among high-income countries. Ultimately, there appears to be a degree of positive correlation between economic freedom and corruption. The more conclusive result is that, higher achievements in the state of freedom correspond to similarly greater degrees of success in controlling corrupt behaviour.

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  • Qerim Qerimi & Bruno S. Sergi, 2012. "The effects of economic freedom on institutional performance in the Western Balkans countries," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 7(1), pages 18-36.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbget:v:7:y:2012:i:1:p:18-36
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    2. Andrea Ascani & Simona Iammarino, 2020. "Is green always attractive? The location choices of Chinese outward FDI," Discussion Paper series in Regional Science & Economic Geography 2020-08, Gran Sasso Science Institute, Social Sciences, revised Nov 2020.
    3. Raul Gouvea & Jonathan Linton & Manuel Montoya & Steven Walsh, 2012. "Emerging Technologies and Ethics: A Race-to-the-Bottom or the Top?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 109(4), pages 553-567, September.
    4. Huynh, Cong Minh & Le, Quoc Nha, 2022. "A multi-dimensional free market and income inequality in developing Asia: How does the quality of governance matter?," MPRA Paper 112013, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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