Different Levels of Corruption Influence on the Main Components of the Macroeconomic Environment

摘要

A country that isn't able to control and eliminate the problem of corruption suffers important losses at the economic and social wellness level. The aim of this study is to analyze if the components of the macroeconomic environment are influenced by corruption and to show the nature of this influence. Analyzing the corruption data from Corruption Perceptions Index 2013 and the data for the Government budget balance, Gross national savings, inflation, Gross general debt and Country credit rating from The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014 , the results are expected to reveal the existence of strong, but different connections between these variables.