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Enforcement and Public Corruption: Evidence from US States
Alt, James E.; Dreyer Lassen, David - 2010
We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010320997
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Enforcement and Public Corruption : Evidence from US States
Alt, James E.; Lassen, David Dreyer - 2010
We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014191902
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The impact of quality management systems on the effects of the process approach implementation
Gębczyńska, Alicja; Wolniak, Radosław - In: Economic and environmental studies : a journal for … 18 (2018) 4/48, pp. 1235-1260
The article provides a discussion on results of extensive empirical research conducted in 2016 on a sample of 495 local government authorities, using the CAWI questionnaire technique supported by the CATI survey. The results thus obtained were verified in statistical terms and then critically...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012024193
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Enforcement and public corruption : evidence from US states
Alt, James E.; Dreyer Lassen, David - 2010
We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly etermining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008659220
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Strategic analysis of influence peddling
Majumdar, Mukul; Yoo, Seung Han - 2011
This paper analyzes "Influence Peddling" with interaction between human capital transfer and collusion-building aspects in a model, in which each government official regulates multiple firms simultaneously. We show that (i) there exists an "optimal" division rule for collusion between a sequence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009240652
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Improving Regulatory Impact Analysis Through Process Reform : Testimony Before the U.S. Congress Joint Economic Committee
Ellig, Jerry - 2014
Scholarly research demonstrates that Regulatory Impact Analysis often falls short of the standards articulated in executive orders and Office of Management and Budget guidance. More often than not, agencies do not appear to use the Regulatory Impact Analysis to inform major decisions. Regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048676
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Continuity, Change, and Priorities : The Quality and Use of Regulatory Analysis Across US Administrations
Ellig, Jerry - 2014
This paper compares the quality and use of regulatory analysis accompanying economically significant regulations proposed by US executive branch agencies in 2008, 2009, and 2010. We find that the quality of regulatory analysis is generally low, but varies widely. Budget regulations, which define...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013048680
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Electoral College and Election Fraud
Egorov, Georgij V.; Sonin, Konstantin - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
One frequently overlooked aspect of the U.S.-style electoral college system is that it discourages election fraud. In a presidential election based on the popular vote, competing political parties are motivated to manipulate votes in areas where they hold the most significant influence, such as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014322861
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Government Audits
Cuneo, Martina; Leder-Luis, Jetson; Vannutelli, Silvia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023
Audits are a common mechanism used by governments to monitor public spending. In this paper, we discuss the effectiveness of auditing with theory and empirics. In our model, the value of audits depends on both the underlying presence of abuse and the government's ability to observe it and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014226172
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The impact of corruption on apprehension level of immigrants : a study of the United States immigration
Buzurukov, Bilol; Lee, Byeong-wan - 2014
This paper demonstrates the effect of country level corruption on illicit behavior of individuals in a foreign country … States from corruption-ridden countries are more likely to be apprehended than individuals from less corrupt countries are. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010425986