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The theoretical literature on collusion in auctions suggests that the first-price mechanism can deter the formation of bidding rings. In equilibrium, collusive negotiations are either successful or are avoided altogether, hence such analysis neglects the effects of failed collusion attempts. In...
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-down auditing using data from a specifically designed bribery lab experiment. I compare “public officials'” tendency to ask for … corruption, even when citizens' “voice” leads to formal punishment with a relatively low probability …
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Using the results of a large-scale (N=900) online experiment, this paper investigates how the information about a group … corruption level may harm intergroup relations. Corruption indices are widely used as a measure of quality of governance. But in … additionally informed about the degree of perceived corruption in each region. The presence of corruption information made people …
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We conduct a lab experiment to investigate the impact of partisan culture and partisan identity on corruption behavior … members' corruption behavior is insignificant. Our results thus suggest that the prevailing CCP partisan culture is generally … able to undermine the corruption behavior, while the partisan identity itself can work in the opposite direction …
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Do crackdowns on bribery exacerbate corruption in the long run? In this paper, we observe the long-run impact of a … that differ in corruption norms, and have very different levels of bribery: US and Pakistan. Bribery is implemented in the …
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corruption experiment. The 2x2 between-subject experimental design varies: (i) the availability of information on the geographic …-region.Experimental results show that: (i) knowing the other's region of origin significantly increases the probability of engaging in corruption … contemporary and historical level of civic capital significantly increases the probability of engaging in corruption. Our findings …
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corruption risks often observed in negotiated procedures. For rule-based procedures, we show that a "third-price lottery" in …
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We compare two commonly used mechanisms in procurement: auctions and negotiations. The execution of the procurement mechanism is delegated to an agent of the buyer. The agent has private information about the buyer s preferences and may collude with one of the sellers. We provide a precise...
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We provide a positive analysis of the equilibrium bidding and bribing strategies with and without corruption in a first …-price, sealed-bid, procurement auction with two-dimensional-type bidders. With corruption, we assume that the quality of the bidders … and bribe decrease in the number of bidders. Moreover, we show that in this auction with corruption, quality is randomly …
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The theoretical literature on collusion in auctions suggests that the first-price mechanism can deter the formation of bidding rings. In equilibrium, collusive negotiations are either successful or are avoided altogether, hence such analysis neglects the effects of failed collusion attempts. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014139280