corruption. We exploit the extension of one such policy, the Domestic Stability Pact (DSP), to Italian municipalities with less … extension of the DSP led to a substantial decrease in recorded corruption rates. This effect emerges only in areas in which the … naturally prone to corruptive phenomena. We also show that i) the reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives …

corruption. We exploit the extension of one such policy, the Domestic Stability Pact (DSP), to Italian municipalities with less … extension of the DSP led to a substantial decrease in recorded corruption rates. This effect emerges only in areas in which the … naturally prone to corruptive phenomena. We also show that i) the reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives …

We study how policies limiting the spending capacity of local governments may reduce corruption. We exploit the … both recorded corruption rates and corruption charges per euro spent. This effect emerges only in areas in which the DSP … put a binding cap on municipal capital expenditures. The reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives as …

Potential economic benefits of integrity and anti-corruption policies seem large. Nevertheless, much of the existing … paper reviews OECD’s involvement in integrity and anti-corruption agenda as well as available indicators of integrity and … anti-corruption policies and outcomes. It outlines avenues for future analysis that include assessment of public …

of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …

Although both the academic and policy communities have attached great importance to measuring corruption, most of the … indicator of grand corruption based on a wide range of elementary indicators. These indicators are derived from a rich … qualitative evidence on public procurement corruption and a statistical analysis of a public procurement data in Hungary. The …

This paper develops 30 novel quantitative indicators of grand corruption that operationalize 20 distinct techniques of … corruption in the context of public procurement. Each indicator rests on a thorough qualitative understanding of rent extraction … composite indicator of high-level corruption, the high degree of detail also reveals that many regulatory interventions have …