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Media Freedom and Democracy: Complements or Substitutes in the Fight against Corruption?
Bhattacharyya, Sambit; Hodler, Roland - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
Democracy and media freedom have been suggested as useful tools in the fight against political corruption, but so far … corruption-reducing effect of democracy becomes stronger as media freedom increases. Using panel data covering the period 1980 … democracy and media freedom in the fight against corruption is also supported by Indian state level data.  …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004413
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Bribing Voters
Bo, Ernesto Dal - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2000
We show how an outside party offering incentives to voters can manipulate at no cost collective decisions made through voting. Under influence, these decisions can become inefficient. Therefore, the market for policies may be more likely to fail than the markets for goods, because (democratic)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604871
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Empirical determinants of corruption: A sensitivity analysis
Serra, Danila - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2005
Many variables have been proposed by past studies as significant determinants of corruption. This paper asks if their … estimated impact on corruption is robust to alteration of the information set. A Global Sensitivity Analysis, based on the … Leamer`s Extreme-Bounds Analysis give a clear answer: five variables are robustly related to corruption. Corruption is lower …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010605190
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Bribing Voters.
Dal Bo, E. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2000
We show how an outside party offering incentives to voters can manipulate at no cost collective decisions made through voting. Under influence, these decisions can become inefficient. Therefore, the market for policies may be more likely to fail than the markets for goods, because (democratic)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005051078
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The Geography of Output Volatility
Malik, Adeel; Temple, Jonathan R.W. - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2005
This paper examines the structural determinants of output volatility in developing countries, and especially the roles of geography and institutions. We investigate the volatility effects of market access, climate variability, the geographic predisposition to trade, and various measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010604861
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The effects of externalities and framing on bribery in a petty corruption experiment
Barr, Abigail; Serra, Danila - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
corruption scenario instead of in abstract terms bribes are less likely to be offered.  Higher negative externalities are also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004152
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Combining Top-down and Bottom-up Accountability: Evidence from a Bribery Experiment
Serra, Danila - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
Monitoring corruption typically relies on top-down interventions aimed at increasing the probability of external … controls and the severity of punishment.  An alternative approach to fighting corruption is to induce bottom-up pressure for … corruption, even when citizens' "voice" leads to formal punishment with a relatively low probability.  In contrast, pure top …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004232
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In-group favouritism and out-group discimination in naturally occurring groups
Harris, Donna; Abbink, Klaus - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2012
against supporters of the rival party.  Despite a strong anti-corruption stance of the yellow-shirt movement members of both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004284
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Does Social Judgement Diminish Rule Breaking?
Salmon, Timothy C.; Serra, Danila - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2013
We experimentally investigate the extent to which social obervability of one's actions and the possibility of social non-monetary judgment affect the decision to engage in rule breaking behavior.  We consider three rule bfeaking scenarios - theft, bribery and embezzlement - in the absence of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004296
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Corruption and culture: An Experimental Analysis
Barr, Abigail; Serra, Danila - Department of Economics, Oxford University - 2008
Why do some people choose corruption over honesty and others not?  Do the social norms and values prevailing in the … undergraduates, we could predict who would act corruptly with reference to the level of corruption in their home country.  Among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011004448