The Impact of Public Expenditures, Public Employment and Public Effectiveness on Corruption

Öz

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of public expenditures, public employment and public effectiveness on corruption. In this study, which covers the annual data of 33 OECD countries for the period 2007-2021, the data on the corruption perception index, which is the dependent variable, was taken from the official website of Transparency International. Data on the independent variables, the ratio of public expenditures to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the share of public employment in total employment, were taken from the OECD official website. The other independent variable, the public effectiveness variable, was obtained from the World Bank official website. As a result of the analysis using the Panel-ARDL method, it was determined that the increase in public effectiveness increased the corruption perception index and thus reduced corruption. In addition, it has been determined that the increase in public employment reduces the corruption perception index and, in this context, increases corruption.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Public Expenditure
• Public Employment
• Public Effectiveness
• Corruption
• Panel-ARDL

Kamu Harcamaları, Kamu İstihdamı ve Kamusal Etkililiğin Yozlaşma Üzerindeki Etkisi

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı; kamu harcamalarının, kamu istihdamının ve kamusal etkililiğin yozlaşma üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. 33 OECD ülkesinin 2007-2021 dönemine ait yıllık verilerini kapsayan bu çalışmada bağımlı değişken olan yolsuzluk algı endeksine ait veriler Uluslararası Şeffaflık Örgütü resmi internet sayfasından alınmıştır. Bağımsız değişken olan kamu harcamalarının Gayri Safi Yurtiçi Hasıla (GSYH) içindeki payı ve kamu istihdamının toplam istihdam içindeki payı değişkenlerine ait veriler OECD resmi internet sayfasından alınmıştır. Diğer bağımsız değişken olan kamusal etkililik değişkeni ise Dünya Bankası resmi internet sayfasından temin edilmiştir. Panel-ARDL yönteminin kullanıldığı analiz sonucunda kamu etkililiğindeki artışın yolsuzluk algı endeksini artırdığı ve böylece yozlaşmayı azalttığı tespit edilmiştir. Bunun yanında kamu istihdamındaki artışın yolsuzluk algı endeksini azalttığı ve bu bağlamda yozlaşmayı artırdığı saptanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kamu Harcamaları
• Kamu İstihdamı
• Kamusal Etkililik
• Yozlaşma
• Panel-ARDL.

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