21.08.2022 The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage

A new study on corruption and internal conflict by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Reza Farzanegan (CNMS) and Dr. Reza Zamani (Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran) is published in DEFENCE AND PEACE ECONOMICS.

ABSTRACT

We study the effect of a corruption reflection index on internal conflict in Iran using a novel measure of corruption based on newspaper coverage. We use the Vector Autoregression (VAR) model and its applied tools of impulse response and variance decomposition analyses to track the response of protests to shocks in corruption levels. Using annual data from 1962 to 2019, we find a positive and significant response of protests to a positive shock in the news-based corruption reflection index. We also show that economic growth and military spending are the main channels where higher corruption may lead to higher internal protests.

To cite this article: Mohammad Reza Farzanegan & Reza Zamani (2022): The Effect of Corruption on Internal Conflict in Iran Using Newspaper Coverage, Defence and Peace Economics, DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2022.2108571

To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2022.2108571

Free online copies (limited): https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/EAJKVXNRDEGPRVAGN3IK/full?target=10.1080/10242694.2022.2108571