This paper investigates the macroeconomic impact of legislative complexity in relation to political corruption on growth rate, welfare level and income distribution. After reviewing economic literature on corruption and legislative complexity, an endogenous model is provided. The main theoretical findings of the analysis are that a high level of legislative complexity, like political corruption, constitutes a constraint to growth, reduces the welfare and determines a redistribution of income in favor of the politicians.

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政治腐败和立法复杂性：同一枚硬币的两个方面？

本文研究了与政治腐败有关的立法复杂性对经济增长，福利水平和收入分配的宏观经济影响。在回顾了有关腐败和立法复杂性的经济文献之后，提供了一个内生模型。该分析的主要理论发现是，高水平的立法复杂性，例如政治腐败，对增长构成了限制，降低了福利，并决定了有利于政客的收入再分配。