ICT Development and Corruption: An Empirical Study

This study investigates the relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) development at the country level and prevailing corruption after controlling for political, economic and social factors. It also studies the relationship between corruption, government effectiveness, and economic efficiency. We use the ICT development index (IDI) as the measure of ICT development, and corruption perception index (CPI) as a measure of country-level corruption. An analysis of 98 countries for the year 2010 shows that ICT development is negatively related to corruption, which in turn, is negatively related to government effectiveness and economic efficiency.