Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?

Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert

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dc.contributor.author	Breen, Michael	de
dc.contributor.author	Gillanders, Robert	de
dc.date.accessioned	2021-04-22T15:10:38Z
dc.date.available	2021-04-22T15:10:38Z
dc.date.issued	2020	de
dc.identifier.issn	2183-2463	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/72610
dc.description.abstract	Many studies find a strong association between press freedom and corruption perceptions (Adsera, Boix, & Payne, 2003; Brunetti & Weder, 2003; Freille, Haque, & Kneller, 2007). However, it is possible that this relationship is driven by experts’ belief that limits on press freedom are associated with corruption. This article tests the association between press freedom and corruption perceptions using objective measures of corruption from the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, a series of representative surveys of the owners and top managers of private firms in the manufacturing and service sectors. Our findings suggest that there is a reputational premium associated with press freedom: Holding corruption experiences constant, corruption perceptions are improved by greater press freedom. Moreover, we find that the developed world is best placed to avail of this premium, as it is most evident in countries with low to moderate levels of corruption by global standards.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen	de
dc.subject.ddc	News media, journalism, publishing	en
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	corruption; corruption perception; media freedom; premiums; press freedom	de
dc.title	Press Freedom and Corruption Perceptions: Is There a Reputational Premium?	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet (peer reviewed)	de
dc.description.review	peer reviewed	en
dc.identifier.url	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/2697	de
dc.source.journal	Politics and Governance
dc.source.volume	8	de
dc.publisher.country	PRT
dc.source.issue	2	de
dc.subject.classoz	Medienpolitik, Informationspolitik, Medienrecht	de
dc.subject.classoz	Media Politics, Information Politics, Media Law	en
dc.subject.classoz	Kriminalsoziologie, Rechtssoziologie, Kriminologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law	en
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Namensnennung 4.0	de
dc.rights.licence	Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0	en
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
dc.type.stock	article	de
dc.type.document	Zeitschriftenartikel	de
dc.type.document	journal article	en
dc.source.pageinfo	103-115	de
internal.identifier.classoz	1080411
internal.identifier.classoz	10214
internal.identifier.journal	787
internal.identifier.document	32
internal.identifier.ddc	070
internal.identifier.ddc	301
dc.source.issuetopic	Fighting Corruption in the Developed World: Dimensions, Patterns, Remedies	de
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i2.2697	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
internal.identifier.licence	16
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	1
internal.dda.reference	https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/oai/@@oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/2697
ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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