IMPACT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES ON CORRUPTION: EVIDENCE FROM EU TRANSITION ECONOMIES

Abstract

The spread of corruption in the societies can cause many social and economic costs for the societies. In this context, corruption can lead to waste of public resources, decreased public trust in the government, inefficiency and injustice. In this study, the interaction between information and communication technologies and corruption in 11 EU transition economies in the 2002-2022 period is examined using the JKS (2021) causality test.The results of the causality analysis imdicates a reciprocal interaction between information and communication technologies and corruption.