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Corruption and public debt: a cross-country analysis

Luigi BenfratelloDepartment of Management and Production Engineering, Turin Polytechnic and CSEF, Turin, ItalyView further author information
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Alfredo Del MonteDepartment of Economics and Statistics, University Federico II, Naples, ItalyView further author information
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Luca PennacchioDepartment of Business and Economics, Parthenope University, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 340-344 | Published online: 28 Apr 2017

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