Amit Tripathi

Department of Social Science and Global Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA

Publications

• Research Article   
  Analyzing the effects of corruption on the economic growth: A cross-sectional regression analysis on SAARC Region
  Author(s): Amit Tripathi*
  
  The impact of corruption in economic development is one of the widely studied topics in economics worldwide. This study is an attempt to understanding the relationship between the level of corruption and economic growth of the SAARC region. SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. There are currently eight member countries in the SAARC namely, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The SAARC consists of 3% of the world area, 21% of the world population and 3.8% of the global economy. All of the member countries of SAARC are developing countries. Taking into account the data of level of corruption in SAARC region (as measured by the CPI) and economic growth (as measured by Gross Domestic Product per year), for time period 2000-2017, this research seeks to impact of corruption on a country’s GDP wh.. View More»
  

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