initiate corruption actively, in order to assess the full effect of whistle-blowing. In our laboratory experiment we find that …Whistle-blowing is seen as a powerful tool in containing corruption, although theoretical findings and experimental … the effect of symmetrically punished whistle-blowing is ambiguous since it reduces the impact of corruption on productive …

theoretical and empirical justification. We show in a laboratory experiment using a standard corruption game that introducing the …The "Four-Eyes-Principle" is considered as one of the most potent measures against corruption although it lacks both …

theoretical and empirical justification. We show in a laboratory experiment using a standard corruption game that introducing the …The ‘Four-Eyes-Principle’ is considered as one of the most potent measures against corruption although it lacks both …

Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving … issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …

Whistle-blowing by employees plays a major role in uncovering corporate fraud. Various recent laws aim at improving … issues in a theory-guided lab experiment. Easily attainable ("belief-based") protection indeed leads to more reports, both …

the use of loaded language significantly reduces the incidence of bribery and increases the level of punishment …. Punishment of bribery leads to reduced bribery in future. The evidence suggests that this game captures essential features of a … history of past play has little effect on the level of corruption. …

negative reciprocity. -- Corruption ; ultimatum game ; whistleblowing ; gender ; signaling ; trust …We let students play a corruption game, embedded into a variant of the ultimatum game. Those allotted the role of … public servants chose between whistleblowing, opportunism and reciprocity by delivery (of a contract) and those acting as …

In our framed laboratory experiment, two Public Officials, A and B, make consecutive decisions regarding embezzlement … Official A at almost all individual detection levels. This 'legitimacy' effect may help explain why anti-corruption policies …

-group favouritism ; parochialism ; field experiment ; social preferences ; microcredit …