Historical origins of corruption in the Romanian public health system - path dependency and contagion effect
Aurelian-Petruş Plopeanu
Abstract:Background
In this paper, we estimate the long-lasting influence of the former Habsburg Empire's border on the territory of Romania, specifically on the prevalence of corrupt behaviour and practices in health services.
Methods
Employing microdata from the 2016 Life in Transition Survey and applying ordered probit regression, we explore the hypothesis that the geographical proximity of respondents' residences to the former imperial border—restricting the analysis within … Show more
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