Beyond government size: Types of government intervention and corruption

Evidence on the relationship between government size and corruption is mixed, might be misleading, as usually measured by fiscal size. The core hypothesis in this research that type of intervention economy – rather than a key explanatory factor for corruption. empirical analysis disentangles effects two main tools intervention: regulatory. result burden does not present any significant with In contrast, consistent positive association found regulatory Furthermore, legal origins democratic experience contribute to explaining differences [Correction added 22 April 2021, after first online publication: Abstract, word ‘quality’ has been replaced ‘burden’.]