We construct a three-period overlapping generations model in which corrup- tion, mortality and fertility rates, and economic development are determined endogenously. We consider a less developed economy suffering from a high degree of corruption and high mortality and fertility rates in a poverty trap. We focus on two policies: raising public sector wages as a means of reducing corruption and increasing public health spending as a means of improving the mortality rate. Our theoretical analysis shows that implementing both policies simultaneously is essential for less developed economies to escape from the poverty trap and achieve economic development.

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腐败、死亡率和发展：摆脱贫困陷阱的政策

我们构建了一个三时期重叠世代模型，其中腐败、死亡率和生育率以及经济发展是内生决定的。我们认为欠发达经济体处于贫困陷阱中，腐败程度高，死亡率和生育率高。我们关注两项政策：提高公共部门工资以减少腐败，增加公共卫生支出以降低死亡率。我们的理论分析表明，同时实施这两项政策对于欠发达经济体摆脱贫困陷阱并实现经济发展至关重要。