Determinants of defence industry corruption risk: firm level empirical evidence using transparency international‘s anti-corruption index
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Article Title | Determinants of defence industry corruption risk: firm level empirical evidence using transparency international‘s anti-corruption index |
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ERA Journal ID | 18234 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Krishnamurti, Chandrasekhar (Author), Pensiero, Domenico (Author) and Velayutham, Eswaran (Author) |
Journal Title | Singapore Economic Review |
Journal Citation | 64 (3), pp. 675-708 |
Number of Pages | 35 |
Year | 2019 |
Place of Publication | Singapore |
ISSN | 0047-5599 |
0217-5908 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1142/S0217590816500053 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S0217590816500053 |
Abstract | Since there is a general perception that the defence industry is more susceptible to corruption compared to other sectors, using a unique database provided by Transparency International (TI), we examine the role of firm level antecedents on firm level corruption risk in the defence industry. We find that larger firms have lower levels of firm level corruption risk. Managerial shareholding is associated with higher levels of corruption risk. Firms that voluntarily disclose more information regarding their corruption control systems tend to have lower levels of corruption risk. Finally, listed firms also have lower levels of firm level corruption risk. We find that the “listing effect” is stronger among firms in financially developed countries ostensibly due to the better scrutiny and monitoring by market participants. In our analysis, we control for country level variables such as a composite index of government effectiveness in controlling defence industry corruption. |
Keywords | corruption risk; institutional quality; visibility; monitoring. |
Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350202. Finance |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Commerce |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3y63/determinants-of-defence-industry-corruption-risk-firm-level-empirical-evidence-using-transparency-international-s-anti-corruption-index
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