the recent anti-corruption campaign. An analysis of a separate cross-city dataset corroborates the key conclusion …

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models …, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary … importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The empirical evidence points to a negative relationship between corruption …

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models …, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary … importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The empirical evidence points to a negative relationship between corruption …

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models …, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary … importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The empirical evidence points to a negative relationship between corruption …

The temporal persistence and geographical prevalence of corruption in the world have provoked a vast amount of research … contributing factor to corruption. The assumption is that when salaries are low but expectations for service remains high …; hence, corruption arises. Accordingly, increased pay level is assumed to be effective in deterring corruption. Using China …