Gillanders, RobertRobertGillanders2012-06-152012-06-152011-11201126http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3680This paper examines the effect that experiencing corruption has on an individual’s mental health using microeconomic data from the Afrobarometer surveys. The results show a statistically significant and economically meaningful effect in both binary and ordered probit models using both an experience of corruption index and a simple binary variable. Having to pay a bribe to obtain documents and permits, to avoid problems with the police or to access medical care emerge as the arenas in which corruption can have a damaging effect on mental health. Some evidence is presented that an individual needs to experience such corruption more than ‘once or twice’ for this effect to become evident.200109 bytesapplication/pdfenMental HealthCorruptionWell-BeingSub-Saharan AfricaMental health--Africa, Sub-SaharanCorruption--Psychological aspects--Africa, Sub-SaharanWell-being--Africa, Sub-SaharanWorking Paperhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/