We perform a Meta-Regression Analysis (MRA) of the literature on government size and corruption, examining 450 …-sectional data. Moreover, the type of indicator used to measure corruption has a significant impact on the sign of the relationship … significant results, whereas we find a positive relationship between the countries' corruption index and the effect size. …

We study how policies limiting the spending capacity of local governments may reduce corruption. We exploit the … both recorded corruption rates and corruption charges per euro spent. This effect emerges only in areas in which the DSP … put a binding cap on municipal capital expenditures. The reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives as …

-size, and government-size on perceived and experienced corruption. Four points summarize our main findings, which seem … corruption. Second, larger firms and larger government size lower corruption perceptions and experience. Third, larger cities … raise corruption perceptions and experience. Fourth, when the sample is limited to large cities, the corruption …

corruption, the features of electoral cycles. The paper discusses both theory and evidence, and concludes with some speculations …

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

until 2008 with the experience of Sweden and Iceland. The working hypothesis is that social capital decay can be a precursor …

Numerous countries are introducing citizen feedback schemes to tame corruption. We study how best to incorporate …

This paper analyzes the impact of migration on destination-country corruption levels. Capitalizing on a comprehensive … explore different channels through which corruption might migrate. We employ different estimation methods using Fixed Effects … find that while general migration has an insignificant effect on the destination country's corruption level, immigration …

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt offcials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …

This study shows that the relative size of the youth bulge matters for how corruption affects the internal stability of … a political system. We argue that corruption cannot buy political stability (e.g., the greasing hypothesis) in countries … find a negative interaction effect between the relative size of the youth population and corruption on internal political …