to disband the "pact of silence" characteristic of corrupt arrangements. -- Corruption ; Asymmetric Sanctions …

Recent empirical studies claim that, in addition to levels of corruption, investors are deterred by its … unpredictability. I claim instead that it is petty corruption that deters investors. I employ seven subcomponents of corruption for a … this data depicts a grand, political type, embracing corruption in government policymaking and in judicial decisions as …

The Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index is a composite index with a focus on cross …

Data on the perceived levels of corruption from a cross-section of countries has been introduced fruitfully into recent … empirical research. This chapter reviews studies on the consequences and causes of corruption. It includes research on the … impact of corruption on investment, GDP, institutional quality, government expenditure, poverty, international flows of …

Liberty ; Colonialism ; Corruption ; Cognitive Dissonance ; Moral Reasoning ; Moral Superiority ; Religion …

This paper reports on an experiment of corruption that was conducted in two treatments: one with the possibility of … detection and one without. It turns out that monitoring reduces corruption through deterrence; at the same time, it destroys the … intrinsic motivation for honesty. Thus the net effect on overall corruption is a priori undetermined. We show that the salary …