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enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …Political corruption is considered a major impediment to economic development, and yet it remains pervasive throughout … the world. This paper examines the extent to which government audits of public resources can reduce corruption by …
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whose cultural and legal treatment of corruption can vary widely. Unfortunately, it is difficult for corporate compliance … programs to compare FCPA risk between countries because there are no valid quantitative measure for corruption. Instead …, corruption researchers have looked to statistical proxies such as the perception of corruption. A growing body of literature …
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This research study summarises the effects of corruption in Brazil and its effects on the economic growth of the … economy and therefore the economic growth of a country: the human capita, GDP per capita and the corruption; it is possible to … theoretical analysis of how corruption may affect an economy of a country, and using them alongside with the data from the …
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continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several …
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This paper provides an overview of the status, sources, and forms of corruption in Brazil. While the country … in Brazil, we examine how specific scandals have impacted anti-corruption initiatives in the country. We conclude with an … overview of the various institutions oriented towards fighting corruption in Brazil, highlighting how systemic failures and …
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Operation Car Wash began in 2014 and brought to light corruption schemes within public procurement. It prompted Brazil … to intensify its legal crusade against corruption and improbity. Brazil improved enforcement of rules long ignored, and … administrative penalties while at the same time it relaxes enforcement and advances negotiated settlements. Brazil’s system of …
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We study experimentally whether anti-corruption policies with a focus on bribery might be insufficient to uncover more … between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field …
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We study experimentally whether anti-corruption policies with a focus on bribery might be insufficient to uncover more … between a decision-maker and a lobbying party serves as a legal substitute for corruption. Due to the obvious lack of field …
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enforcement against corruption and organized crime in local governments. Specifically, I take advantage of an Italian law that …
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industrialized world. Several scholars argue that corruption is one of the major obstacles to increase tax revenues but focus on … perceived corruption and remain on the macro-level. This study uses mirco-level data from the Afrobarometer survey wave 5 and … thus relates personal corruption experiences to tax morale. The nationally representative survey includes information about …
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