Valuing the social cost of corruption using subjective well being data and the technique of vignettes

Leon, CJ; Arana Padilla, JE; De Leon, J

Valuing the social cost of corruption using subjective well being data and the technique of vignettes

Leon, CJ Arana Padilla, JE De Leon, J

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Publisher:: Routledge
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Applied Economics, 2013, 45 (27), pp. 3863 - 3870
Issue Date:: 2013-01

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dc.contributor.author	Leon, CJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Arana Padilla, JE	en_US
dc.contributor.author	De Leon, J	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Applied Economics, 2013, 45 (27), pp. 3863 - 3870	en_US
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/23682
dc.description.abstract	Corruption can have an effect on people's happiness and satisfaction, and therefore, can generate a social cost. However, the perceptions of corruption and satisfaction can also vary across subjects, due to socioeconomic and cultural characteristics. This article studies the differences in the perceptions of corruption and satisfaction across subjects, utilizing the technique of vignettes for the correction of the bias that follows from the differences in the response scale across individuals. The evidence comes from a sample of citizens in Spain, who are asked about their perceptions of corruption and personal satisfaction. The results show that there exists a response scale bias, both for corruption and satisfaction. These results are utilized to approximate the social cost of corruption.	en_US
dc.publisher	Routledge	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Applied Economics	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/00036846.2012.741678	en_US
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dc.title	Valuing the social cost of corruption using subjective well being data and the technique of vignettes	en_US
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Abstract:

Corruption can have an effect on people's happiness and satisfaction, and therefore, can generate a social cost. However, the perceptions of corruption and satisfaction can also vary across subjects, due to socioeconomic and cultural characteristics. This article studies the differences in the perceptions of corruption and satisfaction across subjects, utilizing the technique of vignettes for the correction of the bias that follows from the differences in the response scale across individuals. The evidence comes from a sample of citizens in Spain, who are asked about their perceptions of corruption and personal satisfaction. The results show that there exists a response scale bias, both for corruption and satisfaction. These results are utilized to approximate the social cost of corruption.

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