In a bribery experiment, we test the hypothesis that distributive fairness considerations make relatively well-paid public officials less corruptible. Corrupt decisions impose damages to workers whose wage is varied in two treatments. However, there is no apparent difference in behaviour.

Die Arbeit befasst sich mit Anreiz-, Kontroll- und Steuerungsmechanismen bei PPP-Projekten und gibt konkrete Empfehlungen für die Gestaltung des Planungsprozesses sowie der Outputspezifikationen und Vergütungsmechanismen in PPP-Verträgen. Dabei wird die grundsätzliche Wirkungsweise des in...

Coups and regime transitions are events that typically are intended to change the basic institutional framework of a country. Which specific policies change and the consequences of these changes nevertheless remains largely unknown. Change after a coup or transition implies that some form of...

Corruption is widely believed to negatively affect economic growth. However, many East and Southeast Asia countries either achieved or currently are achieving impressively rapid economic growth despite widespread corruption - the 'East Asian Paradox'. Is this negative relationship equally likely...