. -- corruption ; auctions ; negotiations ; public procurement …

Under what circumstances does corruption cause inefficiencies, and when are bribes merely a transfer? I propose a … modified monopoly price discrimination model showing how corruption may lead to an increased administrative burden in firm …’s predictions I find that corruption leads to increased administrative burden when government officials have less information about …

We build a principal-agent-client model of corruption, allowing for heterogeneity in the value of public projects …, and thereby facilitate their corruption, by means of public displays of wealth. While such public displays reduce the …

citizens. -- Mass Media ; Corruption ; Selection and Discipline of Politicians …

's key predictions in a laboratory experiment. The model's predictions are largely borne out - transparency negatively … under secrecy. This occurs despite subjects revealing more information under transparency than theory predicts. …