jobs. In this setting, financial development favors a better matching between individual motivation and occupation, thereby …

; the “need for the State”, particularly of the poorest; the extent of petty corruption; the reliability of expert surveys …

democracy and the fight against corruption on trade. We use a gravity model inspired and adapted from Anderson and van Wincoop … corruption on trade for all countries. Our results show that democratic countries are generally more open, but that two … democratic nations do not necessarily trade more between each other. The reverse is true for corruption. …

This study examines the limits of global corruption indicators based on experts’ perceptions. It draws on a wave of … of over 35,000 people and uses experience-based questions to measure petty bureaucratic corruption. The second (Mirror …

The emergence of institutions, governance and especially corruption as major development considerations has generated a … corruption indicators based on experts’ perceptions. The study draws on a wave of original surveys coordinated by the authors and … corruption and its characteristics. The second type (mirror survey) reports on 350 experts’ opinions on the matter. A comparison …

This paper analyzes the impact of corruption on the extent of trust in political institutions using a rich collection …, we set out to test the “efficient grease” hypothesis that corruption can strengthen citizens’ trust since bribe paying … institutional trust. Our findings reject this theoretical argument. We show that corruption never produces trust-enhancing effects …