Governance, Corruption and Income Inequality: A Panel Study of Selected Asian Countries

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Faisal Abbas(1) Faisal Abbas Corresponding author Affiliation Graduate Student, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan Email addressabbas.eco383@gmail.com Other articles by this author , Rehmat Ullah Awan(2) Rehmat Ullah Awan Affiliation Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan Other articles by this author , Falak Sher(3) Falak Sher Affiliation Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan Other articles by this author

  1. Graduate Student, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
  2. Professor, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
  3. Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

https://doi.org/10.36923/jcmi.v5i2.597

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Abstract

The study investigated the relationship among governance, corruption, and income inequality in selected Asian countries over period 2000-2021. Data for Governance (Political Governance and Institutional Governance) was taken from World Governance Indicators (WGI). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to create the governance index by using four indicators of WG: Political stability; no violence and voice & accountability; Rules of law and Control of corruption. Data of income inequality (Gini index) had been collected from Global Consumption and Income Project (GCIP). Data on corruption perception index (CPI) as proxy for corruption were taken from Transparency International. Fully Modified and Dynamic OLS (FMOL and DOLS) were used for dynamic analysis. The study explored inverse connection between governance and income inequality while positive impact of corruption on income inequality. Study suggested that the country should improve the quality of Governance as it leads to the improvement in the institutions. The improved institutions and politically stable country can reduce the corruption and income inequality. Finally, policymakers should establish the governance improving policies to tackle the corruption and income inequality.

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Keywords
governancecorruptionincome inequalityPCAAsian countries
Section
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Issue
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2024)
Submitted
November 18, 2024
Accepted
December 9, 2024
Published
December 9, 2024
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Faisal Abbas
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