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 …

The paper studies the effect of additional government revenues on political corruption and on the quality of … implications of the theory and identify the causal effect of larger federal transfers on political corruption and the observed … transfers increase political corruption and reduce the quality of candidates for mayor. -- Government spending ; corruption …

itself, which performs an anti-corruption task - with the payment of illegal contributions, and provide general conditions …

In many developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption. This is surprising from a political economy … perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. We explain why citizens do not exert enough … political pressure to reduce corruption if financial institutions are missing. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt …

There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political … corruption. We obtain some striking results. Greater electoral competition serves to lessen policy distortions. However, this in …

This paper argues that corruption patterns are endogenous to political structures. Thus, corruption can be systemic and … revolution by creating a system of patronage and loyalty through corrupt bureaucracy. Competitive corruption patterns are … associated with anarchy and weak dictators, while strong dictators implement a system of monopolistic corruption. Efforts at …

This paper studies how income tax rates are determined and how they are related to government corruption in the form of … equilibrium there is only limited redistribution and income tax rates are a negative function of government corruption. When rich … voters can bribe the government, an additional equilibrium with zero taxation is possible. The link between corruption and …

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 …