This paper examines cultural differences in attitudes towards corruption by analysing individual-decision making in a … corrupt experimental environment. Attitudes towards corruption play a critical role in the persistence of corruption. Our … allow us to explore whether, in environments characterized by lower levels of corruption, there is both a lower propensity …

This paper relates unique data on criminal records of local politicians in India to corruption, crime and poverty … corruption, but rather that corruption is underestimated if only measured by bribe-taking without taking into account political …

following issues: (a) how do irregularities and instances of corruption persist in spite of safeguards and thereby find the … deficiencies of the current procurement processes and control mechanisms, (b) recommending appropriate corruption prevention …

Corruption has become an increasingly salient issue in India today, spawning both enormous interest from the media as … policy options under discussion, and the actual evidence base drawn from empirical research on corruption. We attempt to … bridge this gap, directly addressing the particular challenges that corruption in India poses. Academic evidence supports the …

discretion and hence the space for policy errors; (2) human resource policies, capacity building, effective anti-corruption …

resultant prosperity. We also emphasize that enforcing regulations is a complex task given corruption, informal markets, and the …

March and July 2021, we elicit willingness to act against fraud and corruption in the provision of health services by … the COVID-19 peak in their state of residence, we find evidence of a large and significant increase in anti-corruption … activism post peak. Our data suggest that this surge in activism can be attributed to heightened perceptions of corruption in …