its findings. If the firm holds back information, it might be detected and fined. We show that optimal monitoring is …. Our model implies that (i) the probability of detection and the fine might be complements; (ii) the optimal monitoring … equilibrium and more stringent monitoring is costless, increasing the probability of detection might not be beneficial; and (iv …

The dissertation contributes to three important issues in development economics, i.e. corruption behavior, the … monitoring of development-linked public goods and inequality. The dissertation uniquely combines both empirical and experimental … methods. Chapter 1 examines corruption (anti-social behavior) across Sub-Saharan Africa. In this chapter, we consider the …

these sectors are confronted with different challenges ranging from corruption, political risk, economic uncertainty, sunk … their private counterparts. When it comes to the determinants, economic policy uncertainty, corruption, and political …