June 2016

Growth and corruption in Arab countries: What type of relationship connects them?

This study aims to investigate the relationship between corruption and growth in the context of the Arab world. By controlling the different variables that affect growth, the study tries to focus on how corruption could have affected growth and in which way. The literature leans towards corruption having a negative impact on growth and development, however such view is not pervasive as there are some arguments...

Author(s): Ahmed, F. Ghoneim and Asmaa, M. Ezzat