Can bribing keep the doctor away? Health Consequences of bribery
Centre PersonnelAstghik Mavisakalyan
External PersonnelVladimir Otrachshenko, Olga Popova
Research PartnersLeibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies
Project FundingAustralia-Germany Joint Research Co-operation Scheme
Project StatusCurrent (January 2019 to December 2019)
Project Summary
Corruption is pervasive, yet we know little about its effects on individual lives. This project examines whether living in a corrupt society may have deleterious effects on health. Using nationally-representative survey data from 28 post-communist countries, we analyse the relationship between bribing and health as well as explore the mechanisms underlying this relationship. The project will provide implications for policy interventions targeting the issues of health and wellbeing in deficient institutional settings.
Project Outputs
Can bribery buy health? Evidence from post-communist countries
Corruption is pervasive, but we know little about its effects on individual lives. Using individual-level data from 28 post-communist countries, we demonstrate that bribing for public services worsens self-assessed health. We account for endogeneity of bribery and show that bribing... Read article
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