We construct two variants of a three-player one-shot corruption game, one in which reporting on bribers is cumbersome … is, corruption, while larger penalties on the official decrease corruption. Second, when comparing the two models, we … obtain the surprising result that the probability of reciprocated bribery (corruption) is higher in the variant where the …

history of past play has little effect on the level of corruption. …

The article investigates the causes, essence, and peculiarities of corruption and the shadow economy, as well as how … between levels of corruption and the shadow economy in all Central and Eastern European countries. However, the degree to … which corruption impacts the variation in the levels of the shadow economy differs significantly in countries across the …

There is increasing recognition that corruption has an adverse influence on growth as it distorts both market economy … sample selection is concerned. This paper empirically reexamines the relationship between corruption and growth after …, corruption is shown to be an obstacle to growth generally, a conclusion that is in line with the existing literature. Furthermore …

about the relationship between corruption and shadow economy activities. The paper highlights the interaction between the … underground economy and corruption using comparative analysis. It discusses the theoretical approach to shadow economic activities … and focuses on the determinants of the Romanian economy concluding that Romania record a high incidence of corruption and …

Previous empirical work on corruption has generally been cross-country in nature and focused on utilizing country …-level corruption ratings. By using micro-level data for over 20 European countries that directly measure individual characteristics …, corruption experiences, gender roles, trust and values to examine the determinants of corruption, this paper goes beyond the …

We study how corruption affects economic activities of households in rural Liberia. A proxy of corruption of community … indicative of diversion by the chief (or corruption). We use this ‘gap’ proxy to explain variation in economic behaviour across … important: corruption leads to a 50% reduction in rice planted and to nearly equally large reductions in trade activity. …