of monitoring a bureau. Following Mueller (1989), the bureau does not make take-it-or-leave-it budget proposals to the …

short-term punishment institution (i.e., a crackdown) on bribery behavior in a lab setting. We conduct lab experiments in … two countries with cultures that differ in corruption norms, and which experience very different levels of bribery: the US … that short-term crackdowns may impact behavior in the short run, depending on the strength of the existing corruption norms …

Whistle-blowing is seen as a powerful tool in containing corruption, although theoretical findings and experimental … evidence cast doubt on its effectiveness. We expand a standard corruption model by allowing both, briber and official to … initiate corruption actively, in order to assess the full effect of whistle-blowing. In our laboratory experiment we find that …

to explore the impact of a country’s political environment on its level of corruption. The study provides strong evidence … urbanization are associated with a lower level of public sector corruption across all 121 countries. The colonial dummies and …

-ante, through the recruitment process, and monitoring new hires at work, or screening on-the-job. Using two datasets representative … of lower cost and higher speed - and closer monitoring than permanent employees. But this relation depends crucially on …

countries and their interrelations can change because of shifts in government regimes. Monitoring and peer pressure to comply …