Recent decades have seen a rise in the use of physics methods to study different societal
phenomena. This development has been due to physicists venturing outside of their …

Corruptive behaviour in politics limits economic growth, embezzles public funds and
promotes socio-economic inequality in modern democracies. We analyse well-documented …

We analyze the dependence of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita growth rates
on changes in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). For the period 1999–2004 for all …

Interaction between corruption and economic development is one of the most widely studied
topics in the recent history of scientific research. Because of the strong influence of both …

Corruption crimes demand highly coordinated actions among criminal agents to succeed.
But research dedicated to corruption networks is still in its infancy and indeed little is known …

This work is among the first studies to review the Morgan Stanley Capital International
(MSCI) ESG Leaders Index in Asian countries and other emerging markets, such as Brazil …

Private businesses are often entrusted with public contracts, wherein public money is
allocated to a private company. This process raises concerns about transparency, even in …

Studying the relation between corruption and economic factors and examining its
consequences for economic development have attracted many economists and physicists in …

Corruption dampens social justice and can hurt consumer welfare through increases in
transaction costs and perceived unfairness in resource distribution. This study examines the …

The aim of this paper is to analyse the effects of national culture and formal institutions on
corporate risk-taking. By applying panel data techniques for a sample of large quoted firms …