2017
DOI: 10.1016/j.exis.2017.01.009
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Evaluating the impact of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on corruption in Zambia

Abstract: The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is internationally recognised as a leading anti-corruption scheme, which promotes transparency, accountability and good governance of public oil, gas, and mining revenues. This article provides the first rigorous quantitative investigation of the impact of EITI on corruption in Zambia. Using a case-comparison approach, called the Synthetic Control Method (SCM), we find that the implementation of EITI provoked a significant decrease in corruption in Zambi… Show more

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“…The coefficients of the interaction terms testing such effects were consistently small and statistically insignificant 19 . This may suggest that changes in corruption outcomes are relatively abrupt rather than gradually growing over time (similar to the trajectory of the effects reported by Fenton Villar and Papyrakis (2017) in Zambia). However, one issue here is that the time variable may be a poor indicator of the maturity of the initiative.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 74%
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“…The coefficients of the interaction terms testing such effects were consistently small and statistically insignificant 19 . This may suggest that changes in corruption outcomes are relatively abrupt rather than gradually growing over time (similar to the trajectory of the effects reported by Fenton Villar and Papyrakis (2017) in Zambia). However, one issue here is that the time variable may be a poor indicator of the maturity of the initiative.…”
Section: Resultssupporting
confidence: 74%
“…López-Cazar et al . (2021) further replicated Fenton Villar and Papyrakis’ (2017) SCM approach, showing that, while corruption scores did not improve in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras or Peru following their commitment to the EITI, they did improve marginally in Trinidad and Tobago. However, a broader challenge of the SCM approach exists in creating well-behaved synthetic comparisons for each member of the EITI to replicate the analysis across the globe.…”
Section: The Eiti and Corruption: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 72%
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“…On the other hand, Papyrakis et al (2017) find that mineral-rich countries tend to experience an increase in corruption, but that this effect is offset by commitment to the EITI, with EITI member countries experiencing a slight improvement in transparency. Villar and Papyrakis (2017) find that EITI reduced corruption in Zambia, especially during the earlier stages of implementation.…”
Section: Eiti and Other Transparency Schemesmentioning
confidence: 72%
“…Un enfoque importante de la teoría de la maldición de los recursos es la relación con la dimensión institucional, que involucra eficiencia gubernamental, estado de derecho, rendición de cuentas y corrupción, entre otros. Algunos estudios afirman que las industrias extractivas impiden el desarrollo de un buen marco institucional porque las rentas obtenidas de los recursos minerales son un incentivo para la búsqueda de rentas, mismas que provocan desviaciones de fondos a expensas de la riqueza de toda la población, afectando a las instituciones (Krueger 1974;Orogun 2010;Ross 2001;Villar y Papyrakis 2017).…”
Section: Dimensión De La Teoría De La Maldición De Los Recursos Y Sus Variablesunclassified