In this paper we discuss whether corruption is contagious and whether conditional cooperation matters. We use the … notion of “conditional corruption” for these effects. We analyze whether the justifiability to be corrupt is influenced by … socialization and past experiences affect corruption. We present evidence using two data sets at the micro level and a large macro …

to explore the impact of a country’s political environment on its level of corruption. The study provides strong evidence … urbanization are associated with a lower level of public sector corruption across all 121 countries. The colonial dummies and …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

’s corruption levels. Examining a large sample of countries covering a 20-year long period, we found robust empirical support for … the fact that increases in import openness do indeed cause reductions in corruption, a crucial aspect of governance. The … corruption is close to one third of that exercised by the level of development. Some cautious policy conclusions are derived. …

We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …

With complementary Chinese data sets and alternative corruption measures, we explore the consequences of corruption …. Adopting a novel approach we provide evidence that corruption can have both, positive and negative effects, on economic … development. The overall impact of corruption might be the balance of the two simultaneous effects within a specific institutional …

In recent years the topic of corruption has attracted a great deal of attention. However, there is still a lack of … empirical evidence about the determinants of corruption at the micro level. Therefore we explore in detail the impact of … political interest using three different proxies. Furthermore, investigation of the effects of political interest on corruption …

We evaluate the impact of real business cycle shocks on corruption and economic policy in a model of entry regulation … in a representative democracy. We .nd that corruption is procyclical and regulation policy is counter-cyclical. Corrupt …

What is the impact of democracy on corruption? In most models, analysts assume a negative relationship, with more … democracy leading to less corruption. But recent theoretical developments and case evidence support an inverted U relationship … between corruption and democracy. By drawing on a panel data set covering a large number of countries between 1996 and 2003 …