Do deep regional trade agreements strengthen anti‐corruption? A social network analysis
Do deep regional trade agreements strengthen anti‐corruption? A social network analysis
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深入的区域贸易协定是否加强了反腐败？
DOI：
10.1111/twec.13399
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发表时间：
2023
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Capasso Salvatore
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作者：
Zhang Xingyuan;Goel Rajeev K.;Jiang Jiaming;Capasso Salvatore
本文通过关注区域贸易协定（RTA）的影响，增加了对腐败和反腐败国际驱动因素的研究。我们利用跨国数据和社会网络分析，通过利用网络的紧密度、和谐度、介数、特征向量和PageRank中心性来展示成员国的立场，全面描述了RTAs网络在反腐败和透明度方面的深度整合的演变。我们研究了成员国在深度RTA网络中的地位与这些国家在反腐败方面的表现之间的关系。我们的实证结果表明，在深度区域贸易协定网络中占据主导地位的国家可能与更好的反腐败绩效相关。与此同时，传统上在反贿赂和反腐败法律执行方面落后的国家将受益于规则制定和执行方面的最佳做法和技术专长的转让，这些国家将利用其在区域贸易协定深层网络中的地位。此外，我们的研究结果表明，区域贸易协定中与反腐败或透明度有关的条款将在成员国打击公共部门腐败方面发挥更重要的作用。调查结果对替代腐败和治理措施是有力的。
This paper adds to research on the international drivers of corruption and anti‐corruption by focusing on the influence of regional trade agreements (RTAs). Using cross‐national data and employing a social network analysis, we provide descriptions of the evolution of deep integration of RTAs' network in anti‐corruption and transparency with a comprehensive view in which we utilise the network'sCloseness,Harmonic,Betweenness,Eigenvector, andPageRankcentralities to demonstrate the positions of member countries. We examine the relations of the positions of member countries in the deep RTAs' network and the performance of those countries in fighting corruption. Our empirical results suggest that the countries which hold dominant positions in the deep RTAs' network may be associated with better performance in fighting corruption. At the same time, countries which may have traditionally lagged in the enforcement of anti‐bribery and corruption laws will benefit through the transfer of best practices and technical expertise in rulemaking and enforcement by using their positions in the deep RTAs' network. Furthermore, our results indicate that the provisions related to anti‐corruption or transparency in RTAs will play more important roles in fighting public sector corruption for member countries. The findings are robust to alternate corruption and governance measures.