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subsidy awards and depressed the influence of their corruption-related expenditures. We also examine the impact of these … changes: subsidies became significantly positively associated with future innovation after the anti-corruption campaign and …
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possible to establish robust bounds on equilibrium corruption using only non-verifiable reports. Our analysis suggests a simple …
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Political corruption is considered a major impediment to economic development, and yet it remains pervasive throughout … the world. This paper examines the extent to which government audits of public resources can reduce corruption by … enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …
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We use China's recent anti-corruption campaign as a natural experiment to examine the (market expected) equilibrium … consequences of (anti-)corruption. We argue that the announcement of inspections of provincial governments by the Central … Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on May 17, 2013 represents a significant departure of past norms of anti-corruption …
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Poorly functioning, and often corrupt, public procurement procedures are widely faulted for the low quality of infrastructure provision in developing countries. Can electronic procurement (e-procurement), which reduces both the cost of acquiring tender information and personal interaction...
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transparency in fiscal transfer systems can increase accountability and reduce corruption in the implementation of a workfare …
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In this paper we present the results from a "corruption game" (a dictator game modified so that the second player can …
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Corrupt officials can use their positions to enrich themselves in two ways. They can steal from the state budget--embezzling or misspending funds--or they can demand extra payments from citizens in return for services--bribery. In many circumstances, embezzlement is less distortionary than...
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Does information about rampant political corruption increase electoral participation and the support for challenger … copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …
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We employ a regression discontinuity design based on close elections to estimate the rents from a seat in the U.S. congress between 1850-1880. Using census data, we compare wealth accumulation among those who won or lost their first race by a small margin. We find evidence of significant returns...
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