Anti-corruption education is widely accepted as an effective tool for curbing corruption. However, due to a lack of data, the current literature has not yet been able to comprehensively evaluate the effectiveness of anti-corruption education on corruption or integrity. Using the Integrity Assessment dataset and the Anti-Corruption Education dataset, this paper empirically tests the impact of anti-corruption education on the level of integrity amongst 51 public organizations in South Korea from 2014 to 2018. A fixed-effects model and time-lagged regression enable this study to capture the impacts of anti-corruption education on integrity. This paper finds that if ten percent of employees in a public organization receive anti-corruption education, then the level of comprehensive integrity within that organization will increase by about 0.8 points in the following year. This study also finds that in some conditions, anti-corruption programs have no effect on reducing corruption. These results suggest that anti-corruption education programs are indeed effective in fighting corruption. Public workers should participate in anti-corruption education programs regularly because the program's impact does not last long. Anti-corruption programs should be developed to increase external integrity and internal integrity.
Ⅰ. Introduction
Ⅱ. Literature Review and Theory
Ⅲ. Data, Hypotheses, and Identification Strategy
Ⅳ. Empirical Findings and Interpretation
Ⅴ. Conclusion and Policy Implication
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