In this paper, I study how anti-corruption shocks affect Chinese city leaders through political factions or social … investigated for corruption affects the city leaders' economic performances and policy outcomes. I find that college and workplace … evidence supports the explanation that the corruption investigation of officials initiates promotion competition inside the …

license affects extortionary corruption, i.e., the demands of harassment bribes. We examine transactions that are likely to be … significantly reduces corruption both in settings characterized by one-shot and by repeated interactions between citizens and …

We study bureaucratic corruption in a model in which a constituency sets required levels for a given set of activities … equilibrium corruption in two different settings: 1) Each bureaucrat maximizes his own individual utility (competitive corruption …); 2) An illegal syndicate maximizes total proceeds from corruption (organized corruption). We show that the illegal …

We study bureaucratic corruption in a model in which a constituency sets required levels for a given set of activities … equilibrium corruption in two different settings: 1) Each bureaucrat maximizes his own individual utility (competitive corruption …); 2) An illegal syndicate maximizes total proceeds from corruption (organized corruption). We show that the illegal …

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 … an extortionary bribery experiment where clients apply for a license from one of many available offices and officials can …

corruption involves introducing more competition, privatizing government activities, and introducing greater transparency …