How does multinational corporation (MNC) activity affect corruption in developing countries? The existing literature … tends to suggest that economic integration helps reduce corruption, as it increases market competition and efficiency and … of MNC activity in host countries. The entry and presence of MNCs may contribute to rent creation in developing countries …

natural entry barriers, thereby leading to market concentration and opportunities for monopoly rent extraction. High rents, in …

A government officials' propensity to corruption, or corruptibility, can be affected by his intertemporal preference … over job benefits. Through a dynamic model of rent-seeking behavior, this paper examines how endogenously determined …