Working Paper

The Effect of Public Corruption on Covid-19 Fatality Rate: A Cross-Country Examination

Mohammad Reza Farzanegan
CESifo, Munich, 2021

CESifo Working Paper No. 8938

This paper evaluates whether the level of public corruption influences COVID-19 case fatality rates. Using cross-section data, including 64 countries and multiple regression techniques, we find that the level of corruption is positively and significantly associated with COVID-19 human costs. These results are robust to control of other possible explanatory factors.

CESifo Category
Public Choice
Social Protection
Keywords: Covid-19, case fatality rates, pandemic, corruption, trust, cross-country regression
JEL Classification: I150, I180, D730, E020, H510