Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Corruption Level: Empirical Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

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Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and Corruption Level: Empirical Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

Journal Title: The Journal of International Scientific Researches - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 6

Abstract

In recent years, there have been great interest for solving corruption problems associated with public and private sector. On the other hand, nowadays the rapid development of technology related to transformation in the ICT technologies is observed from many sources in the literature. In this process, implementations of anticorruption policies have been helped by these technologies. In addition to this support, the empirical analyses on relationships between ICT and corruption are still scarce. In this regard, this paper focuses whether ICT technologies reduces corruption, adopting univariate and multivariate models with panel data in 177 countries for the period 2002-2012. It assumes that developments in ICT technologies of countries determine greatly their level of corruption in terms of public institutions. Moreover, we employ four ICT indicators, including internet, cell phone, computer and fixed broadband and two corruption indexes. The results indicate that all of these technologies cause a decrease in the two corruption indexes. On the other hand, we also include four more instrumental variables to check the robust of our models. In this regard, the results showed that trade openness and FDI have a negative and statistically significant relationship with the corruption while poverty and inflation have a positive, statistically significant effect on the corruption.

Authors and Affiliations

Cüneyt Koyuncu, Mustafa Ünver

Keywords

ICTs Corruption Panel Data Analyses

EP ID EP248845
DOI 10.23834/isrjournal.322734
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