This paper examines determinants of corruption across Russian regions. Key contributions include: (i) a formal study of … economic corruption determinants across Russian regions; (ii) comparisons of determinants of perceived corruption versus those … of actual corruption; and (iii) studying the influence of market competition and other factors on corruption. The results …

and institutional weakness (corruption) aspects. Results, based on data from more than 131 nations, show that strengthened … supply chains reduced donations. The impacts of corruption and logistics performance likely persisted from pre-COVID times … vaccine deals. Finally, donations received through COVAX were driven by qualitatively similar factors, except corruption did …

Adding a new dimension to determinants of corruption, this paper examines the effectiveness of enforcement in reducing … corruption. We compare the influences of latent enforcement (police, judicial, and prosecutorial employment) versus actual … enforcement to combat corruption by increasing enforcement employment is ineffective, rather comprehensive improvements in …

Adding to the literature on factors driving corruption and bribery, this paper examines the effect of contestability in …

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 …

dimensions, is broadly consistent with the greasing effects of corruption. While the study uses data from a single nation that is …

registration, and taxation), leads to greater corruption. More regulatory procedures, especially for business startups and property … registrations, have the most corruption-enhancing effect. Whereas lengthier procedures also generally spur corruption, there are … important differences. Finally, higher regulatory transactions costs do not seem to significantly impact corruption. Policy …