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, the paper goes beyond previous studies investigating also the impact of geographic identification, corruption and … globalization. We find that a higher level of (perceived) corruption reduces the trust in the UN in developed countries, but …
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Some researchers claim that diverse populations lead to less trust. Generalized trust is a core value that leads to positive outcomes in societies
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at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …
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capita. They argue that this may be the case because longer constitutions lead to greater corruption. However, uncovering a … causal relationship between constitutional length and corruption is difficult. On the one hand, political elites may pressure … may be responding to corruption by including a large number of specific safeguards. Our aim in this paper is to explore …
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Economists tend to reduce all corruption to impersonal market-like transactions, ignoring the role of social ties in … shaping corruption. In this paper, we show that this simplification substantially limits the understanding of corruption. We … distinguish between market corruption (impersonal bribery), and network (or parochial) corruption which is conditional on the …
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, the paper goes beyond previous studies investigating also the impact of geographic identification, corruption and … globalization. We find that a higher level of (perceived) corruption reduces the trust in the UN in developed countries, but …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014051017
less corruption, more social welfare and education spending, more open markets, and better functioning government …
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This paper examines the relationship between organizational form and the potential for corruption in two polar opposite … study two types of corruption - collusion, where crooks try to bribe officials in order to pass bad projects, and extortion … costly to maintain. We explore the implications of some reform policies aimed at reducing corruption …
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We investigate how prescriptive and descriptive norms affect the development of corruption over time. In particular, we … are interested in whether the extent of corruption converges. If it does, we study how the level at which it converges … others' corrupt choices, that is, on descriptive norms. In a laboratory experiment implemented in Italy, China and the …
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this paper, we assess whether and how corruption affects cooperation using a public good game experiment. Overall …Corruption is a widespread phenomenon. Nevertheless, causal evidence on the effects of corruption is still lacking. In …
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