This research explores an unexpected relationship: higher educational attainment is linked to increased levels of political corruption in certain contexts.
Data & Methods Used: Afrobarometer surveys, World Values Survey data, statistical analysis techniques such as logistic regression and instrumental variables
Key Finding: The study reveals that more educated individuals may hold inflated expectations about government capabilities or engage in different forms of clientelism.
Implication for Political Science: These results challenge conventional wisdom about education's purely positive effects on governance. They suggest a complex knowledge gap where increased information doesn't always translate to better accountability.
| The Curse of Knowledge? Education, Corruption, and Politics was authored by Mattias Agerberg. It was published by Springer in Pol. Behav. in 2019. |
