<p>A very nice survey from a now well-established journal is</p>
<ul>
<li>Olken, Benjamin A., and Rohini Pande. &quot;Corruption in developing countries.&quot; Annual Review of Economics 4, no. 1 (2012): 479-509. Here is the <a href="https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17398/w17398.pdf" rel="noreferrer">ungated NBER version</a>.
It is not new and focuses on developing countries, but it is very influential. They try to answer three questions:</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>what is the degree of corruption?</li>
<li>What are the consequences of corruption in terms of efficiency?</li>
<li>and what determines the level of corruption?</li>
</ol>

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<p>Olken and Pande (2012) is a great survey, but there are more resources.</p>
<p>Since you mention the long-term effects of corruption, here are some from the growth literature:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>This is the first theoretical model on corruption and growth:
Ehrlich, Isaac, and Francis T. Lui. &quot;Bureaucratic corruption and endogenous economic growth.&quot; Journal of Political Economy 107, no. S6 (1999): S270-S293.</p>
</li>
<li><p>A paper on education and corruption in a growth model:
Eicher, Theo, Cecilia García-Peñalosa, and Tanguy Van Ypersele. &quot;Education, corruption, and the distribution of income.&quot; Journal of Economic Growth 14, no. 3 (2009): 205-231.</p>
</li>
<li><p>This includes collusion in corrupt activities in a growth model:
Blackburn, Keith, Niloy Bose, and M. Emranul Haque. &quot;The incidence and persistence of corruption in economic development.&quot; Journal of Economic Dynamics and control 30, no. 12 (2006): 2447-2467.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Not particularly a growth model, but they looked at the effect on average corruption over a period of time:
Glaeser, Edward L., and Raven E. Saks. &quot;Corruption in america.&quot; Journal of Public Economics 90, no. 6-7 (2006): 1053-1072.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>Since you ask about books, here are two classics:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Rose-Ackerman, Susan. Corruption: A study in political economy. Academic Press, 2013.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Rose-Ackerman, Susan, and Bonnie J. Palifka. Corruption and government: Causes, consequences, and reform. Cambridge university press, 2016.</p>
</li>
</ol>
<p>I notice this is an old question, so perhaps you already know about these sources.</p>

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Hi Erik, although it's an old question, I didn't know any of your sources. Many thanks ;)
An old man in the sea.
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:) There are more papers in the Economics of Corruption literature. Perhaps others (or you) will want to add some more of them.
erik
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<p>I know nothing about the 'economics of corruption' literature, whether in the medium(fluctuations) or long-run(growth)... Although I've found many surveys (mostly +5 years, and from journals I don't recognize), since I known nothing about this subject, I have no idea with which ones I should start,.</p>
<p>I'm looking for two pointers</p>
<ol>
<li>One to a survey/literature review from a well-established journal (QJE, etc.)</li>
<li>A book on this subject, but similar in difficulty to those books for the general public like &quot;Nudge&quot;, &quot;Irrational Exuberance&quot;, &quot;Trade Talks&quot;, &quot;The Triumph of Injustice&quot;, etc.</li>
</ol>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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The economic impact of corruption
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# The economic impact of corruption

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-04-17)

I know nothing about the 'economics of corruption' literature, whether in the medium(fluctuations) or long-run(growth)... Although I've found many surveys (mostly +5 years, and from journals I don't recognize), since I known nothing about this subject, I have no idea with which ones I should start,.

I'm looking for two pointers

1. One to a survey/literature review from a well-established journal (QJE, etc.)
2. A book on this subject, but similar in difficulty to those books for the general public like "Nudge", "Irrational Exuberance", "Trade Talks", "The Triumph of Injustice", etc.

Thanks in advance.

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-04-18. Score: 6

A very nice survey from a now well-established journal is

* Olken, Benjamin A., and Rohini Pande. "Corruption in developing countries." Annual Review of Economics 4, no. 1 (2012): 479-509. Here is the [ungated NBER version](https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w17398/w17398.pdf).
  It is not new and focuses on developing countries, but it is very influential. They try to answer three questions:

1. what is the degree of corruption?
2. What are the consequences of corruption in terms of efficiency?
3. and what determines the level of corruption?


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-11-01. Score: 2

Olken and Pande (2012) is a great survey, but there are more resources.

Since you mention the long-term effects of corruption, here are some from the growth literature:

1. This is the first theoretical model on corruption and growth:
   Ehrlich, Isaac, and Francis T. Lui. "Bureaucratic corruption and endogenous economic growth." Journal of Political Economy 107, no. S6 (1999): S270-S293.
2. A paper on education and corruption in a growth model:
   Eicher, Theo, Cecilia García-Peñalosa, and Tanguy Van Ypersele. "Education, corruption, and the distribution of income." Journal of Economic Growth 14, no. 3 (2009): 205-231.
3. This includes collusion in corrupt activities in a growth model:
   Blackburn, Keith, Niloy Bose, and M. Emranul Haque. "The incidence and persistence of corruption in economic development." Journal of Economic Dynamics and control 30, no. 12 (2006): 2447-2467.
4. Not particularly a growth model, but they looked at the effect on average corruption over a period of time:
   Glaeser, Edward L., and Raven E. Saks. "Corruption in america." Journal of Public Economics 90, no. 6-7 (2006): 1053-1072.

Since you ask about books, here are two classics:

1. Rose-Ackerman, Susan. Corruption: A study in political economy. Academic Press, 2013.
2. Rose-Ackerman, Susan, and Bonnie J. Palifka. Corruption and government: Causes, consequences, and reform. Cambridge university press, 2016.

I notice this is an old question, so perhaps you already know about these sources.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: Hi Erik, although it's an old question, I didn't know any of your sources. Many thanks ;)  
> **username_2**: :) There are more papers in the Economics of Corruption literature. Perhaps others (or you) will want to add some more of them.  

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