. -- public sector ; rents ; life satisfaction ; corruption ; judicial independence … rents. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and non-monetary fringe benefits (e.g. pensions and staffing), and …/or bribes. We propose a direct measure to capture the total of these rents: the difference in reported subjective well …

rents. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and non-monetary fringe benefits (e.g., pensions and staffing), and …/or bribes. We propose a direct measure to capture the total of these rents: the difference in reported subjective well … extent of rents in the public bureaucracy. The extent of rents is determined by differences in institutional constraints and …

Institutions affect bureaucrats' possibilities to acquire rents; they determine the degree of accountability and … responsiveness of officials and of political control of the bureaucracy and, thereby, the size and distribution of rents in the … public sphere. Those rents can involve higher wages, monetary and nonmonetary fringe benefits, and bribes. We propose a …

political support. Combining data on the public disclosure of anti-corruption efforts and individual well-being in China, we …

The economic consequences of corruption have been widely studied. A growing number of studies exists on the … relationship between corruption and subjective wellbeing. However, very few studies have examined how individual experiences of … corruption are correlated with subjective wellbeing. In this paper, we explore whether, and to what extent, paying a bribe …