This paper contributes to the discussion and understanding of corruption in transition countries. Specifically, we use … annual data over 1998 - 2002 for 25 transition economies to study factors that cause corruption. Two widely used measures of … corruption are employed to test the validity of our findings. Among the various factors that significantly lower corruption, the …

This research examines the influence of government decentralization on corruption in the United States. Previous … terms of the scope of services offered and the population served — has a bearing on corruption. Results show that government … decentralization does not necessarily reduce corruption — the type of decentralization matters. Specifically, more general …

This research examines the influence of government decentralization on corruption in the United States. Previous … terms of the scope of services offered and the population served — has a bearing on corruption. Results show that government … decentralization does not necessarily reduce corruption — the type of decentralization matters. Specifically, more general …

of corruption in a nation after joining the Union has not been formally studied. Any nation that joins the European Union … potentially faces two different and opposite effects on corruption. On the one hand, there are reasons to believe that corruption … is going to decrease because of the efforts of the EU to fight corruption or because of the opening of the markets to …