The impact of economic well-being on perceptions of anti-corruption performance: Evidence from ChinaFootnote^*

* This research presents the initial results of a project supported by the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC, Grant No. 11CZZ015). This work is supported by grants from the Research Grants Council in Hong Kong (CityU 11402814), City University of Hong Kong (7004097), and The National Social Science Fund of China (No. 13&ZD011).

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