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We present results from a laboratory experiment identifying the main channels through which different law enforcement strategies deter organized economic crime. The absolute level of a fine has a strong deterrence effect, even when the exogenous probability of apprehension is zero. This effect...
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Whistle-blowing is seen as a powerful tool in containing corruption, although theoretical findings and experimental … initiate corruption actively, in order to assess the full effect of whistle-blowing. In our laboratory experiment we find that … the effect of symmetrically punished whistle-blowing is ambiguous since it reduces the impact of corruption on productive …
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Wirtschaftskriminalität in Deutschland wird in jüngerer Zeit zunehmend auch von wirtschaftlichen Unternehmungen selbst problematisiert. Neben den materiellen Folgeschäden sind es dabei insbesondere die Verletzung des kaufmännischen Prinzips von Treu und Glauben und die Verunsicherung des...
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This paper presents an analysis of the effect of bureaucratic corruption on economic growth through a public finance …. Corruption takes the form of the embezzlement of public funds, the effect of which is to increase the government's reliance on …
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This paper contributes to the literature on competition and corruption, by drawing on records from Calciopoli, a … judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the … determinants of match rigging and use this information in identifying corruption episodes in years in which there are no pending …
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enforcers - on corruption, drug dealing, and other forms of sequential, bilateral, illegal trade. We find that when not properly …
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We investigate the intrinsic motivation of individuals to report, and thereby sanction, fellow group members who lie for personal gain. We further explore the changes in lying and reporting behavior that result from giving individuals a say in who joins their group. We find that enough...
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. Subsequent leaks had qualitatively similar although smaller effects. Our findings suggest that whistleblowing in tax haven banks …
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We document that the first leak of customer information from a tax haven bank caused a significant decrease in the market value of Swiss banks known to be assisting with tax evasion and that the decrease was largest for the banks most strongly involved. These findings suggest that markets...
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The present paper suggests an innovative experimental design to study the nature and occurrence of whistleblowing in an … is a strong predictor for whistleblowing. Further, employees who are more altruistic and more aware of ethical issues are … more likely to refrain from supporting fraud and report wrongdoing. With the foci on research exploring individual and …
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