The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level … empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the … effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by …

Many recent studies have looked at the macroeconomic, cultural and institutional determinants of corruption at the … bribes and the firms paying bribes affect the equilibrium level of corruption in the sector. Bribe takers (utility employees … empirical literature on corruption is how to distinguish between the "endogenous harassment" and "speed money" theories of …

, the paper goes beyond previous studies investigating also the impact of geographic identification, corruption and … globalization. We find that a higher level of (perceived) corruption reduces the trust in the UN in developed countries, but …

Both theoretical and empirical studies have shown that democracy and corruption have substantial influence on … environmental policy. In this paper, we empirically analyse whether both democracy and corruption are equally important determinants …. When these variables are jointly included as explanatory variables, we find that corruption stands out as an important …

Corruption in the forest sector of Swat, Pakistan is impairing the sustainable management of forest. We analyze … corruption in a case study setting against the backdrop of the reform options that are most often cited as possible solutions. As … environment is weak. Since countrywide overhaul of corruption through sweeping reform programs, the other reform approach, is a …

(the jurisdictional power). Basing our affirmations on the model, we can say that corruption may have declined in Italy …

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data at the regional … level (provinces and cities). We observe that regions with more anti-corruption efforts, histories of British rule, higher … heterogeneity, regulation, abundance of resource and state-owned enterprises substantially breed regional corruption. Moreover …