A Note on Targeting by Predatory Leaders: Evidence from Rural Liberia
In: Oxford development studies, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 349-360
ISSN: 1469-9966
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In: Oxford development studies, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 349-360
ISSN: 1469-9966
In: IZA Discussion Paper No. 8287
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In: European Journal of Political Economy, Band 30, S. 70-79
In: European journal of political economy, Band 30, S. 70-79
ISSN: 0176-2680
We study how corruption affects economic activities of households in rural Liberia. A proxy of corruption of community leaders is obtained by directly monitoring the diversion of inputs associated with a development project. We measure quantities of these inputs twice; before and after the chief stored them, and interpret any 'gaps' between these measurements as indicative of diversion by the chief (or corruption). We use this 'gap' proxy to explain variation in economic behaviour across respondents, and find that corrupt community leaders cause reduced levels of income generating activities that are economically important: corruption leads to a 50% reduction in rice planted and to nearly equally large reductions in trade activity. [Copyright Elsevier B.V.]
In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Band 96, Heft 3, S. 813-830
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