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

This paper argues that corruption patterns are endogenous to political structures. Thus, corruption can be systemic and … revolution by creating a system of patronage and loyalty through corrupt bureaucracy. Competitive corruption patterns are … associated with anarchy and weak dictators, while strong dictators implement a system of monopolistic corruption. Efforts at …

In many developing and transition countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption. This is surprising from a … political economy perspective, as the majority of people in a corrupt country suffer from high corruption levels. Our model is …, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more voters are part of the corrupt system …

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt offcials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …

positively correlated with government consumption as well as the absence of corruption. …

This paper investigates the relationship between electoral incentives, institutions and corruption. We assume that …

This paper investigates the relationship between electoral incentives, institutions and corruption. We assume that …

Recent empirical work shows that judicial dependence can explain high levels of corruption. This paper examines how the … dependence of judiciaries influences corruption at different levels of the government in a model where the central government … authority and accept bribes from stealing low-level officials, it reduces corruption at the higher level of government but …