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Sequeira, Sandra; Djankov, Simeon - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

This paper investigates how corruption affects firrm behavior. Firms can engage in two types of corruption when seeking … a public service: cost-reducing "collusive" corruption and cost increasing "coercive" corruption. Using an original and … corruption by adjusting their shipping and sourcing strategies. "Collusive" corruption is associated with higher usage of the …

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Displacing corruption: evidence from a tariff liberalization program

Sequeira, Sandra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

tariff evasion on imported goods. This is however partially offset by the displacement of corruption into other firms of … of corruption. I then provide suggestive evidence on how these displacement affects can be economically costly given that … in the design of trade and anti-corruption policies. …

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Tariffs and corruption: evidence from a tariff liberalization program

Sequeira, Sandra - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2013

for tariff evasion. This was however partially offset by the displacement of corruption into more coercive forms of bribe … design of trade and anti-corruption policies. …

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Like ripples on a pond: behavioral spillovers and their implications for research and policy

Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

No behavior sits in a vacuum, and one behavior can greatly affect what happens next. We propose a conceptual frame within which a broad range of behavioral spillovers can be accounted for when applying behavioral science to policy challenges. We consider behaviors which take place sequentially...

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Because I'm worth it: a lab-field experiment on the spillover effects of incentives in health

Dolan, Paul; Galizzi, Matteo M. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2014

We conduct a controlled lab-field experiment to directly test the short-run spillover effects of one-off financial incentives in health. We consider how incentives affect effort in a physical activity task – and then how they spillover to subsequent eating behaviour. Compared to a control...

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The division of labor, coordination, and the demand for information processing

Michaels, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

Since Adam Smith’s time, the division of labor in production has increased significantly, while information processing has become an important part of work. This paper examines whether the need to coordinate an increasingly complex division of labor has raised the demand for clerical office...

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Decentralization and local government in Bolivia : an overview from the bottom up

Faguet, Jean-Paul - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2003

Hundreds of studies have failed to establish the effects of decentralization on a number of important policy goals. This paper examines the remarkable case of Bolivia to explore decentralization's effects on government responsiveness and poverty-orientation. I first summarize econometric results...

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The division of labor, coordination, and the demand for information processing

Michaels, Guy - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007

The Division of Labour, Coordination, and the Demand for Information Processing* Since Adam Smith's time, the division of labour in production has increased significantly, while information processing has become an important part of work. This paper examines whether the need to coordinate an...

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Voting behaviour and public employment in Nazi Germany

Maurer, Stephan E. - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2015

This paper analyses whether the German National Socialists used economic policies to reward their voters after their rise to power in 1933. Using data on public employment in the armed forces, public administrations and related professions from the German occupational censuses in 1925, 1933 and...

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The effects of decentralisation on public investment: evidence and four lessons from Bolivia and Colombia

Faguet, Jean-Paul - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2005

Hundreds of studies have failed to establish the effects of decentralisation on a number of important policy goals. This paper examines the cases of Bolivia and Colombia to explore decentralisation’s effects on government responsiveness and poverty-orientation. I first summarize economic data...

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