TY - DATA T1 - Corruption and the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative PY - 2016/11/29 AU - Elissaios Papyrakis AU - Matthias Rieger AU - Emma Gilberthorpe UR - https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Corruption_and_the_Extractive_Industries_Transparency_Initiative/4265210 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.4265210.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/6949040 KW - shielding mechanism KW - EITI implementation KW - EITI membership links KW - corruption levels KW - experience increases KW - panel data KW - EITI membership KW - Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative N2 - The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) has received much attention as a scheme that can help reduce corruption in mineral-rich developing economies. To our knowledge, this paper provides the first empirical attempt (using panel data) to explore how EITI membership links to changes in corruption levels. We also examine whether the different stages in EITI implementation (initial commitment, candidature, full compliance) influence the pace of changes in corruption. We find that EITI membership offers, on the whole, a shielding mechanism against the general tendency of mineral-rich countries to experience increases in corruption over time. ER -