This paper analyzes the existing relationship between economic growth and the monitoring of corruption and examines the … possible outcome of the implementation of a State reform in order to weed out corruption. Growth is always higher when … monitoring is high and therefore corruption eradicated. But growth declines when monitoring against corruption is not too high …

We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …

This paper demonstrates the effect of country level corruption on illicit behavior of individuals in a foreign country … States from corruption-ridden countries are more likely to be apprehended than individuals from less corrupt countries are. …

The paper investigates the effects of checks and balances on corruption. Within a presidential system, effective … government and elected, rather than appointed, state supreme court judges are associated with lower corruption and, furthermore …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … institutional environment the corruptible employee's or official's decision to engage in corruption is affected by relative wages … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … institutional environment the corruptible employee’s or official’s decision to engage in corruption is affected by relative wages … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we …

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 … enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …