We argue that the decision to bribe bureaucrats depends on the frequency of corruption within a society. We provide a … behavioral model to explain this conduct: engaging in corruption results in a disutility of guilt. This implies that people … observe a lower probability to be involved in corruption if on average the guilt level of others within a country is higher …

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 …

We argue that the decision to bribe bureaucrats depends on the frequency of corruption within a society. We provide a … behavioral model to explain this conduct: engaging in corruption results in a disutility of guilt. This implies that people … observe a lower probability to be involved in corruption if on average the guilt level of others within a country is higher …

of corruption, we first present an interaction-based model which predicts that the level of corruption is positively … statistically significantly positive effect on the corruption rate in China. Our findings therefore underscore the relevance of … social interaction in understanding corruption and point to important policy implications. …

the incidence of corruption. We first present an interaction-based model on corruption that predicts that the level of … corruption is positively associated with social interaction. Then we empirically verify the theoretical prediction using within … a statistically significantly positive effect on the corruption rate in China. Our findings, therefore, underscore the …

the incidence of corruption. We first present an interaction-based model on corruption that predicts that the level of … corruption is positively associated with social interaction. Then we empirically verify the theoretical prediction using within … a statistically significantly positive effect on the corruption rate in China. Our findings, therefore, underscore the …

In this paper we discuss whether corruption is contagious and whether conditional cooperation matters. We use the … notion of “conditional corruption” for these effects. We analyze whether the justifiability to be corrupt is influenced by … socialization and past experiences affect corruption. We present evidence using two data sets at the micro level and a large macro …

In recent years the topic of corruption has attracted a great deal of attention. However, there is still a lack of … empirical evidence about the determinants of corruption at the micro level. Therefore we explore in detail the impact of … political interest using three different proxies. Furthermore, investigation of the effects of political interest on corruption …

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 …