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Corruption and Religion Adding to the Economic Model
Author(s) -
Paldam Martin
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
kyklos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.766
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1467-6435
pISSN - 0023-5962
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6435.00160
Subject(s) - citation , language change , sociology , library science , computer science , philosophy , linguistics
The cross-country pattern of corruption in the 100 countries covered by the index of corruption perceptions from Transparency International is explained by a mixed economic-cultural model:The economic model uses the level of real income per capita and the rate of inflation. The cultural model uses a set of 11 variables for the shares of religions in each country, and the Herfindahl index for religious diversity. The economic model accounts for the larger part of the variance, but religions prove to have some additional explanatory power. However, it is concentrated in the divide within Christianity. The least corrupt are Protestants and Anglicans, while Catholics, and other »PreReform« Christians, deviate to the other side much like all other religions do.