Why are some nations more effective at battling corruption than others? Are there different determinants in the fight … against corruption across developing nations? How do wealth effects play-out when existing corruption-control levels matter in … the corruption battle? To investigate these concerns we examine the determinants of corruption-control throughout the …

judiciary. The result is what Lessig calls lawful and systemic “Type 2” political corruption, in which policies favorable to … corruption redistribute income from consumers to shareholders, but Type 2, especially, also reduces aggregate welfare. They do so … Type 2 corruption and the resulting threat to the future security of the United States. Reform of the campaign finance …

such bureaucracy intermediaries are, anecdotally,linked with corruption and welfare losses, few formal analyses exist. In … are better offthan if intermediaries and corruption had not existed. Intermediaries grease the wheels. We then study … and individuals are unambiguously worse off in a setting with intermediaries than with direct corruption only …

countries with lower levels of public sector corruption and better functioning legal systems. Furthermore, the interaction …

This paper considers the effect of corruption on the effciency of capital investment. Using firm-level level data from …

Does information about rampant political corruption increase electoral participation and the support for challenger … copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …