The Impact of Political Alternation on Corruption in Mexico

We carry out an empirical analysis to evaluate the likely effects of political alternation on corruption in Mexico after controlling for a set of economic and educational variables. We estimate the relevant coefficients from a panel data set for the period 2001-2010. We find evidence that actual pol...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: IRVIN MIKHAIL SOTO ZAZUETA, WILLY W. CORTEZ
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:México
Institución:Universidad de Guadalajara
Repositorio:Redalyc-UDG
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:32442271006
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32442271006
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Política
Mexico
Corruption
panel data
political alternation
political competition
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Sumario:We carry out an empirical analysis to evaluate the likely effects of political alternation on corruption in Mexico after controlling for a set of economic and educational variables. We estimate the relevant coefficients from a panel data set for the period 2001-2010. We find evidence that actual political alternation restrains corruption.