Corruption, Economic Growth, and Income Inequality: Evidence from Ten Countries in Asia

This study utilizes the panel vector error correction model (PVECM) to examine the relationship among corruption, economic growth, and income inequality experienced within ten Asian countries over the 1995 to 2010 period. According to the empirical results, we do not support the common perception that corruption decreases economic growth. On the contrary, we found that corruption increases economic growth. Meanwhile, an increase in economic growth will cause an increase in income inequality, although the effect is insignificant. Similarly, an increase in income inequality will cause an increase in economic growth but a decrease in corruption, although the effect is also insignificant.

Authors:

• Chiung-Ju Huang

Keywords:

• Corruption
• economic growth
• income inequality
• panel vector error correction model

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