enforcement against corruption and organized crime in local governments. Specifically, I take advantage of an Italian law that …

comply with regulations before undertaking an activity. Officials verify their compliance and may engage in corruption. In … line with existing work, the government tolerates corruption and weak enforcement when it does not communicate with … corruption and improves regulatory enforcement. In an extension, we incorporate intermediaries and show their presence makes the …

itself, which performs an anti-corruption task – with the payment of illegal contributions, and provide general conditions …

itself, which performs an anti-corruption task - with the payment of illegal contributions, and provide general conditions …

corruption in administrations. In our model, entrepreneurs must comply with regulation before undertaking a risky activity …

conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption. …

conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption. …

conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption …

corruption. For this purpose, we designed and ran a lab experiment in Bonn (Germany) and Shanghai (China) with exactly the same …

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …