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Corruption is the great disease of government. It undermines the efficiency of the public sector in many countries … around the world. We experimentally study civic engagement (CE) as a constraint on corruption when incentives are stacked … against providing CE. We show that CE is powerful in curbing corruption when citizens can encourage each other to provide CE …
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Corruption is the great disease of government. It undermines the efficiency of the public sector in many countries … around the world. We experimentally study civic engagement (CE) as a constraint on corruption when incentives are stacked … against providing CE. We show that CE is powerful in curbing corruption when citizens can encourage each other to provide CE …
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According to economists, severe legal sanctions deter violations of the law. According to legal scholars, people may obey law backed by mild sanctions because of norm-activation. We experimentally investigate the effects of mild and severe legal sanctions in the provision of public goods. The...
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Do democratically chosen rules lead to more cooperation and, hence, higher efficiency, than imposed rules? To discuss when such a "dividend of democracy" obtains, we review experimental studies in which material incentives remain stacked against cooperation (i.e., free-riding incentives prevail)...
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We explore the political acceptance of taxation in commodity markets. Participants in our experiment earn incomes by … treatment) is a salient fairness principle in taxation that shapes voting on commodity taxes above and beyond concerns for …
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We explore the political acceptance of taxation in commodity markets. Participants in our experiment earn incomes by … treatment) is a salient fairness principle in taxation that shapes voting on commodity taxes above and beyond concerns for …
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