We test the effectiveness of an anti-corruption policy that is often discussed among practitioners: an increase in … jurisdictions reduces extortionary corruption, i.e., bribe demands for the provision of services that clients are entitled to … able to assess whether increasing competition reduces extortionary corruption. We find that, if search costs are unaffected …

been shown to play an important role in the provision of public goods, corruption might strongly disrupt the ability of a …

Corruption is a welfare issue worldwide, but it is difficult to study because of its secret nature. We here did a lab … economic experiment on bribery to study different compliance mechanisms through which people might be deterred from corruption … insights in the elaboration of strategies to combat corruption and norm transgressions …

corruption experiment. The 2x2 between-subject experimental design varies: (i) the availability of information on the geographic …-region.Experimental results show that: (i) knowing the other's region of origin significantly increases the probability of engaging in corruption … contemporary and historical level of civic capital significantly increases the probability of engaging in corruption. Our findings …

corruption and tax compliance. We do this through a leniency program. In our experiment we nest collusive corruption within a tax …