Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries' public sectors. Yet, most … corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no "objective" measure of public-sector corruption for a cross …-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception …

Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries’ public sectors. Yet, most … corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no “objective” measure of public-sector corruption for a cross …-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception …

about the effect of the pandemic for longer-term outcomes such as corruption. We look at the historical data on political … and economic crises to assess what we can learn from the long-term effects of past crises on corruption. We hypothesize … that strong rule of law institutions may ameliorate the possible adverse effects of political and economic crises on …

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong … incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty … towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …, subjects collude and accept bribes less often while paying more taxes, but there is no increase in bribe offers. Our results …

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …, subjects collude and accept bribes less often while paying more taxes, but there is no increase in bribe offers. Our results …

development. Better clarity, scope, transparency and enforcement of the laws will promote confidence and trust in the formal legal … law - the role of informal legal institutions. The perception of legal systems perpetrated by the state - formal legal … systems - is negative in many developing countries. Corruption, high costs and lengthy time periods for issue resolution limit …