deontological moral reminder ("corruption is immoral") leads to a significant reduction in accepting bribes. A consequentialist …

identical public good, but only one of them offers opportunities for corruption. Our theoretical predictions relate occupation … the private sector. On average, corruption increases the size of the public sector, although the public output received by …

dimensions, is broadly consistent with the greasing effects of corruption. While the study uses data from a single nation that is …

in US states may indeed reduce corruption levels among elected representatives. -- bicameralism ; corruption ; lobbying …

policy and corruption. Our dataset, as derived from national household or labor surveys, is more reliable than the data on … government wages as used in previous research. When the relationship between government wages and corruption is modeled to vary … with the level of income, we find that the impact of government wages on corruption is strong at relatively low …

In many auctions, the auctioneer is an agent of the seller. This delegation invites corruption. In this paper we … propose a model of corruption, examine how corruption affects the auction game, how the anticipation of corruption affects … that may prevent corruption, and compare them to the fee schedules employed by major auction houses. …

enforcement against corruption and organized crime in local governments. Specifically, I take advantage of an Italian law that …