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 …

Why have anti-corruption efforts often failed? Current thinking on corruption has largely overlooked the profound … tool of government, it helps execute policies and guarantees a degree of political order. Moreover, anti-corruption … respective agendas. Based on an analysis of Russia, Brazil and the United States, Rethinking Corruption takes a fresh look at …

Using state level data on corruption convictions from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section (PIN … corruption convictions tend to be higher in politically important states. However, this effect decreases in magnitude and becomes … statistically insignificant when states have a governor of the same political party as the president. Thus, corruption convictions …

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 …