This article examines the explanatory potential and limitations of the use of economic models and quantitative analytic techniques in comparative law. It suggests that the incorporation of comprehensive, rigorous legal analysis in both the design of empirical models and the interpretation of...

This paper examines the reforms and institutions that have, anecdotally and empirically, demonstrated progress in combating corruption in Brazil. Focusing specifically on the institutions charged with investigating suspected corrupt activities, we contend that institutional multiplicity – the...

This paper provides an overview of the status, sources, and forms of corruption in Brazil. While the country outperforms many of its regional and developmental peers on various corruption-related indicators, corruption continues to plague many areas of public life, most notably in regional and...

Corruption, while reflecting (and often reinforcing) broad, even systemic, institutional deficiencies within societies, also represents the amalgam of the choices, priorities, and actions of individual actors. This Article explores how cognitive and social conditions impact individuals’...

Despite the robust, bicausal relationship between quality primary education and sustainable, equitable development, two of the world’s fastest-growing democracies – India and Brazil – continue to lag behind their regional and economic peers in basic learning outcomes. In this article, we...

This paper provides an overview of the status, sources, and forms of corruption in Brazil. While the country outperforms many of its regional and developmental peers on various corruption-related indicators, corruption continues to plague many areas of public life, most notably in regional and...

This paper examines the reforms and institutions that have, anecdotally and empirically, demonstrated progress in combating corruption in Brazil. Focusing specifically on the institutions charged with investigating suspected corrupt activities, we contend that institutional multiplicity – the...

In the same way that the market supply and demand for a given good or service depend on individual supply and demand curves, corruption, while reflecting – and often reinforcing – broad, even systemic, institutional deficiencies within societies, also represents the amalgamation of the...