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Corruption has become an issue in ASEAN and it bring a negative impact on ASEAN economic growth. On the other hand, quality of governance closed related to corruption. Poor governance will increase corruption. Furthermore, good governance is important to contribute to a stable nation and economic growth. So, this study aims to investigate the relationship between corruption, governance and economic growth in five ASEAN which include (Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines). The purpose of this study is to examine the long run relationship between economic growth, corruption and governance in ASEAN 5. This study used static panel data analysis to analyse the relationship. The results show that corruption related to the gross domestic product per capita. The coefficient of corruption is statistically significant mean according the economic theory that corruption brings negative effect to economic growth.
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Yuan, T.K., Ishak, S. (2022). Relationship Between Corruption, Governance, and Economic Growth in ASEAN. In: Abdul Karim, S.A. (eds) Shifting Economic, Financial and Banking Paradigm. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 382. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79610-5_8
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