2024/11/12 by Oguzhan C. Dincer, Gary A. Hoover · 2 voices
Social Sciences · #Corruption and Economic Development #Culture, Economy, and Development Studies #Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
paper · doi:10.1002/soej.12745
openalex publication_date 2024/11/12 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
Abstract In this study, we investigate the effects of corruption on the inequality of opportunity between Blacks and Whites, which is the main cause of economic inequality between these two racial groups. To our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the relationship between the two. Using data from U.S. counties we find that corruption, in fact, is associated with an increase in opportunity gap between Blacks and Whites and the effects of corruption are stronger in more segregated counties.