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The ambiguous phenomenon of corruption has long been the cause of great theoretical debate in economics. By using … Structural Equation Modelling, with the two types of corruption as a latent variable, this paper employs causal and indicative … variables specific to the Latin American region to test for rent seeking and systemic corruption in the period between 1980 …
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This paper develops a framework for analyzing different policymaking styles, their causes and their consequences in Latin America, finding that lower institutionalization and greater use of alternative political technologies (APTs) are more likely the lower the cost of using these technologies,...
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Are national or multinational firms better lobbyists? This paper analyzes the extent of national environmental regulation when policy is determined in a lobbying game between a government and firm. We compare the resulting regulation levels for national and multinational firms. We identify three...
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