We investigate corruption as a social dilemma by means of a bribery game in which a risk of collective sanction of the …' corruptibility but is not sufficient to eliminate the Tragedy of corruption that leads both firms and officials to earn less than in … the absence of corruption. …

We explore the effectiveness of an anti-corruption mechanism that combines the top-down institutions and the bottom … dilemma of anti-corruption, a high proportion of citizens paid to monitor, and this significantly decreases the officials …

We provide a theory of how growth, corruption, and a low-powered public-sector pay scale coexist in a stable … widespread corruption. …

heterogeneity with respect to two dimensions: capability and valuation. Our results reveal that with and without punishment …

Peer punishment is widely considered a key mechanism supporting cooperation in human groups. Although much research … shows that human behavior is shaped by the prevailing social norms, little is known about how punishment decisions are … impacted by the social context. We present a set of large-scale incentivized experiments in which participants (N=999) could …