Comparative Test of the Effect of Corruption on life satisfaction in East Asia and Latin America
Abstract
This study contributes to growing research on the determinants of subjective wellbeing (SWB). We explored the relationship between corruption perceptions index (CPI) and SWB using panel data for Latin America and East Asia & Pacific countries. Our results suggested that CPI has U-shaped link with SWB in Latin America, while it was insignificantly related to SWB in East Asia and Pacific.
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