The relationship between corruption and the shadow economy is not clear. Theoretically, they either substitute or … with two latent variables - extracts information on various dimensions of corruption and the shadow economy to contribute … and corruption. The results show that the shadow economy influences corruption more than corruption influences the shadow …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy …

Habsburg affiliation increases current trust and reduces corruption in courts and police. Falsification tests of spuriously …

of corruption across municipalities and controlling for student, school, and municipal characteristics, we find a … municipalities where corruption in education was detected score 0.35 standard deviations less on standardized tests, and have …This paper examines if money matters in education by looking at whether missing resources due to corruption affect …

municipalities where mayors are in their final term, there is significantly more corruption compared to similar municipalities where …Political corruption is a concern of many modern democracies. It weakens democratic institutions, restricts public … determines corruption is limited. This paper uses a novel dataset of political corruption in local governments, constructed from …

in the absence of corruption …

This paper aims to understand how corruption responds to financial incentives and, in particular, it is an attempt to … identify the causal impact of a wage loss on the prevalence of corruption in the education sector. Specifically, we exploit the … Baccalaureate. To exploit the effect of an income shock on corruption, we use a difference-in-difference strategy and compare the …