We explore the exercise of power in perpetuating status quo institutions. We give empirical examples of the economic …

The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level … empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the … effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by …

Does the disclosure of information about corrupt activities induce a sustained reduction in corruption? We use … longitudinal data on audits of municipal governments in Puerto Rico to answer this question. We find that corruption is lower in … municipalities audited before an election. However, these municipalities do not exhibit decreased levels of corruption in subsequent …

Harassment bribes - payments people give in order not to be denied what they are legally entitled to - are common in … conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption …

This paper examines the issue of controlling fiscal corruption by providing incentives to fiscal officers. First, a … case study of a successful attack on corruption is presented that shows the importance of attending to the conditions of … consistency with optimization behavior. It confirms that simply providing bonuses is not enough. Corruption at higher levels of …

at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …

The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level … empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the … effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by …