Opinion column Infobae August 2024

Corruption: devastating economic impact in Latin America.

OutletInfobae
DateAugust 2024
TopicPublic integrity · corruption
TypeOpinion column
CoverageLatin America
Editorial excerpt

Opinion column published in Infobae on the economic cost of institutional corruption in Latin America. The consolidated estimate from multilateral organisations places the regional cost at between 3 and 5 percentage points of aggregate annual GDP. The article develops three components: cost overruns in public procurement, underprovision of services and the opportunity cost of unrealised investment.

The original article was published in Infobae in August 2024.

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Suggested citation
"Corruption: devastating economic impact in Latin America". Infobae, August 2024. Available at https://www.infobae.com/opinion/2024/08/14/corrupcion-impacto-economico-devastador-en-america-latina/. Reference at fernandoarrieta.org/prensa/infobae-corrupcion-impacto-america-latina-2024-08.
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