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Electoral cycle bias in the media coverage of corruption news

Le Moglie, Marco; Turati, Gilberto - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 163 (2019), pp. 140-157

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The Simple Economics of Extortion: Evidence from Trucking in Aceh

Barron, Patrick; Olken, Benjamin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

when designing anti-corruption policy. …

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Corruption Perceptions vs. Corruption Reality

Olken, Benjamin - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

Accurate citizen perceptions of corruption are crucial for the political process to effectively restrain corrupt … corruption in a road-building project in their village with a more objective measure of `missing expenditures' in the project. I … between corruption in a particular road project and general corruption in the village. The magnitude of their information …

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The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics

Burgess, Robin; Hansen, Matthew; Olken, Benjamin; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Tropical deforestation accounts for almost one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide and threatens the world's most diverse ecosystems. The prevalence of illegal forest extraction in the tropics suggests that understanding the incentives of local bureaucrats and politicians who enforce...

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Does Economic Growth Reduce Corruption? Theory and Evidence from Vietnam

Bai, Jie; Jayachandran, Seema; Malesky, Edmund J.; … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013

Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross …-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We … results suggest that as poor countries grow, corruption could subside …

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