CAUSALITY DYNAMICS OF CORRUPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AN EMERGING ECONOMY

Leveraging on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) and economic growth rate data from World Bank (WB), this study employs a robust VAR time series methodology in delineating relationship between corruption Zimbabwe. Noting worsening levels coupled with grim performance, informs policy for new political administration keen to fight corruption. The affirms unidirectional causality flowing negative impulse response. To increase fortunes economy future, current action ‘stop’ is obligatory.