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The effects of corruption on human capital accumulation process: Evidence from Vietnam

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This study aims to identify the effects of corruption on the human capital accumulation process in Vietnamese provinces/cities. I employ labour quality assessments of firms as a proxy for human capital and divide human capital accumulation into the following two processes: an educational process and a process through which educational outcomes and worker training transform into labour quality. The estimation results have some notable implications for the Vietnamese context. Corruption has both negative and positive effects on human capital. On the one hand, corruption reduces the positive effect of local government spending on educational achievements and worsens labour quality. On the other hand, the prevalence of corruption in provinces/cities increases the advantages of local schools in the competition to obtain funds from the central government; hence, corruption enhances educational achievements in those regions. The results of this study indicate that corruption adversely affects human capital overall.

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  • Truong Thi Hoa, 2020. "The effects of corruption on human capital accumulation process: Evidence from Vietnam," Economics of Transition and Institutional Change, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(1), pages 69-88, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:ectrin:v:28:y:2020:i:1:p:69-88
    DOI: 10.1111/ecot.12229
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