Kugler, Maurice; Verdier, Thierry; Zenou, Yves - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2003
and engage in local corruption to avoid punishment. When law enforcers are sufficiently well-paid, difficult to bribe and … corruption detection highly probable, we show that increasing policing or sanctions effectively deters crime. However, when … punishment induce organized crime to corruption, and ensuing impunity leads too higher rather than lower crime. …
