<strong>and</strong> perhaps as a consequence <strong>the</strong> effect of corruption on test scores, while negative was not significant. Taken toge<strong>the</strong>r our results do suggest that corruption underm<strong>in</strong>es <strong>the</strong> delivery of health <strong>and</strong> education. This complements cross-country f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs on <strong>the</strong> subject, <strong>and</strong> adds to <strong>the</strong> exp<strong>and</strong><strong>in</strong>g list of ways corruption underm<strong>in</strong>es welfare. 20
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