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 …

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 …

This paper contributes to the literature on competition and corruption, by drawing on records from Calciopoli, a … judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the … determinants of match rigging and use this information in identifying corruption episodes in years in which there are no pending …

This paper contributes to the literature on competition and corruption, by drawing on records from Calciopoli, a … judicial inquiry carried out in 2006 on corruption in the Italian soccer league. Unlike previous studies, we can estimate the … determinants of match rigging and use this information in identifying corruption episodes in years in which there are no pending …

corruption. Adverse interactions between politics, business and law enforcement generate obstacles for the rule of law and remain …

There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political … corruption. We obtain some striking results. Greater electoral competition serves to lessen policy distortions. However, this in …