Corruption is often a source of contentious debate, covering different areas knowledge, such as philosophy and sociology. In this paper we assess the effects corruption on economic activity highlight relevance size government. We use dynamic models generalised method moments approach for panel 48 countries, measure Transparency International's Perceptions Index, from 2012 to 2019. find signific...

The recent literature on taxation and growth has stressed the optimality of a zero long-run taxation on all accumulative factors of production. For a given path of government spending, the optimal tax plan requires the government to build up a positive stock of public wealth in the short run in the long-run, government spending can be financed with the income accruing from the management of the...

Information technology has become one of the core elements of managerial reform, and electronic government (e-government) may figure prominently in future governance. This study is designed to examine the rhetoric and reality of e-government at the municipal level. Using data obtained from the 2000 E-government Survey conducted by International City/County Management Association and Public Tech...