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The relationship between religion and corruption: are the proposed causal links empirically valid?

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  • Kilkon Ko
  • Seong-Gin Moon

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There is a growing interest in understanding how religion affects corruption. Many empirical studies have suggested that countries with strong hierarchical religions (such as Islam, Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity) are more likely to suffer from corruption. These results are, however, controversial, largely due to the lack of empirical validity of the causal (or theoretical) links that explain such a relationship: obedience to authority, negative culture reinforcement, amoral familism and trust intermediation. Using the fourth wave World Values Survey (n = 87,988) of 64 countries, this study constructed a general estimation equation model to evaluate these four causal links after controlling for heterogeneity of individuals’ religious beliefs among the 64 countries. We did not find strong evidentiary support for the causal explanations.

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  • Kilkon Ko & Seong-Gin Moon, 2014. "The relationship between religion and corruption: are the proposed causal links empirically valid?," International Review of Public Administration, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 44-62, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:19:y:2014:i:1:p:44-62
    DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2014.887353
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    1. Borlea Sorin Nicolae & Achim Monica Violeta & Rus Alexandra Ioana Daniela, 2019. "Behavioral Determinants of Corruption. A Cross-Country Survey," Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad – Economics Series, Sciendo, vol. 29(1), pages 21-39, March.
    2. Suzuki, Taku & Mizobata, Satoshi, 2019. "Social Confusion and Corruption: Investigating the Causes and Effects of a Breakdown of Ethics," Discussion Paper Series 690_v2, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    3. Oluwafemi Senu, 2020. "A critical assessment of anti‐corruption strategies for economic development in sub‐Saharan Africa," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 38(5), pages 664-681, September.
    4. Mai Chi Vu, 2021. "Tensions and Struggles in Tackling Bribery at the Firm Level: Perspectives from Buddhist-Enacted Organizational Leaders," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 168(3), pages 517-537, January.
    5. Dada, James Temitope & Ajide, Folorunsho Monsur & Arnaut, Marina & Al-Faryan, Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh, 2024. "On the contributing factors to shadow economy in Africa: Do natural resources, ethnicity and religious diversity make any difference?," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C).
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