Publish More as Corruption Perishes: Scientific Innovation and Anticorruption Campaigns

• In Event: Determinants and Effects of Corruption in China

Brief Overview

Anticorruption boosts scientific innovation because fund distribution becomes more extensive. We draw evidence from China and find a significant increase in research output after a university or its neighbors underwent an anticorruption inspection.

Authors

• Zhongyang He, Pennsylvania State University-University Park

• Jia Li, Pennsylvania State University