. -- corruption ; auctions ; negotiations ; public procurement …

citizens. -- Mass Media ; Corruption ; Selection and Discipline of Politicians …

programs. This is an important issue affecting both the supply of local public goods and the incidence of corruption. To the …

We provide a positive analysis of the equilibrium bidding and bribing strategies with and without corruption in a first …-price, sealed-bid, procurement auction with two-dimensional-type bidders. With corruption, we assume that the quality of the bidders … and bribe decrease in the number of bidders. Moreover, we show that in this auction with corruption, quality is randomly …

, in line with economic theory, that firms with no market power are able to shift a high share of a tax burden on to … ; experiment …

We develop a competitive equilibrium theory of a market for votes. Before voting on a binary issue, individuals may buy …

, in line with economic theory, that firms with no market power are able to shift a high share of a tax burden on to … ; experiment …-Märkten. Im Einklang mit der ökonomischen Theorie sind Firmen ohne Marktmacht in der Lage, einen großen Anteil der Last einer …

, in line with economic theory, that firms with no market power are able to shift a high share of a tax burden on to …