1Department of Economics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
2School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
3Pan African University, Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology, and Innovation, Kenya
Journal of Finance and Economics.
2019,
Vol. 7 No. 1, 14-22
DOI: 10.12691/jfe-7-1-2
Copyright © 2019 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Jennifer Frimpong, Stepana Lazarova, Samuel Asante Gyamerah. Anti-corruption Instrument and Economic Growth: Evidence from SADC Member States.
Journal of Finance and Economics. 2019; 7(1):14-22. doi: 10.12691/jfe-7-1-2.
Correspondence to: Samuel Asante Gyamerah, Pan African University, Institute for Basic Sciences, Technology, and Innovation, Kenya. Email:
saasgyam@gmail.comAbstract
This paper investigates the impact of an anti-corruption instrument on economic growth among Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states. We employed the years of ratification as the measure of the policy, fixed effect and difference-in-difference method to find the causal effect of anti-corruption policy on economic growth. The results show that for anti-corruption policy to have an effect on an economy the various institutions should be made proactive in the SADC member States.
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