show that personal or household experience of bribery is not a good predictor of perceptions held about corruption among … the general population. In contrast, perceptions about the effects of corruption correlate consistently among themselves … average opinion about least petty and grand corruption. The findings reported here challenge the value of perceptions of …

This study explores the causes of corruption in China using provincial panel data. Using both fixed effects and … instrumental variables approaches, we find that provinces with greater anti-corruption efforts, higher educational attainment … heterogeneity, regulation and resources abundance breed substantial corruption. We also find that fiscal decentralization depresses …

It has been argued that greater transparency is needed to reduce corruption. One way of increasing transparency is … experiment to determine their effect on corruption. Using a sample of democratic countries and two different corruption indices …, I find that countries that adopted FOI laws saw an increase in corruption. Results are robust throughout different …

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data at the regional … level (provinces and cities). We observe that regions with more anti-corruption efforts, histories of British rule, higher … heterogeneity, regulation, abundance of resource and state-owned enterprises substantially breed regional corruption. Moreover …

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data at the regional … level (provinces and cities). We observe that regions with more anti-corruption efforts, histories of British rule, higher … heterogeneity, regulation, abundance of resource and state-owned enterprises substantially breed regional corruption. Moreover …

Corruption scandals seem to abound in countries that have recently undergone reform. Despite the proliferation of …—actually causes an increase in corruption. Theory provides no guidance as to the direction of causality—on the one hand, reforms make … politicians accountable to voters, as well as introduce more competition, which should decrease corruption. On the other hand, the …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

often embezzle funds, so optimal policy should reflect marginal corruption. We analyze marginal corruption in the context of … complaints limits corruption, but consistent with theories of “exit” in which outside options in the private sector limit how …

to explore the impact of a country’s political environment on its level of corruption. The study provides strong evidence … urbanization are associated with a lower level of public sector corruption across all 121 countries. The colonial dummies and …