Measures of corruption and determinants of US corruption
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Corruption; Convictions; Perceptions; Government; Enforcement; Location; K42; H11; H80;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- H11 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Structure and Scope of Government
- H80 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - General
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