Does the Internet Reduce Corruption? Evidence from U.S. States and across Countries

Does the Internet Reduce Corruption? Evidence from U.S. States and across Countries

We test the hypothesis that the Internet is a useful technology for controlling corruption. In order to do so, we develop a novel identification strategy for Internet diffusion. Power disruptions damage digital equipment, which increases the user cost of IT capital, and thus lowers the speed of Inte...

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Main Authors: Barnebeck Andersen, Thomas, Bentzen, Jeanet, Dalgaard, Carl-Johan, Selaya, Pablo
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank 2013
Subjects:
basic
codes
Computer equipment
Computer memory
Computers
devices
digital
e-mail
equipment
information storage
innovations
memory cards
networks
new technologies
new technology
online systems
sensors
servers
technological change
transistors
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13481

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