Corruption has a measurable negative impact on economic growth

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Empirical economic research consistently demonstrates that corruption creates institutional inefficiencies and resource misallocation, leading to a measurable negative impact on economic growth and development.

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The claim is specific, empirical, and falsifiable, satisfying Step 0. Papers [1] and [2] provide direct empirical evidence showing that corruption impedes economic growth and productivity. None of the papers refute this relationship.

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Corruption and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study in 12 Countries

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Sorfina Densumite. Corruption and Economic Growth: An Empirical Study in 12 Countries. 2023. https://doi.org/10.48048/asi.2024.262107

This study uses a panel framework across 12 countries to demonstrate that corruption exerts a statistically significant negative effect on long-run economic growth.

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When the cure leaks: corruption, health spending, and health outcomes in Malawi.

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Yusufu EG, Bangara BC, Banda LG. When the cure leaks: corruption, health spending, and health outcomes in Malawi.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1715969

This paper finds that corruption acts as an inefficiency externality that reduces the productivity of public investments and harms broader development and growth outcomes.

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