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The dissertation contributes to three important issues in development economics, i.e. corruption behavior, the … methods. Chapter 1 examines corruption (anti-social behavior) across Sub-Saharan Africa. In this chapter, we consider the … micro-economic determinants of corruption behavior and provides implications for institutions. In addition, the 2004 World …
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This paper reports on a controlled field experiment on corruption designed to address two important issues: the … experimenter's scrutiny and the unobservability of corruption. In the experiment, a grader is offered a bribe along with a demand … ambiguous: it lowers the bribe's acceptance, but it fosters reciprocation. Monitoring and punishment can deter corruption, but …
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This paper makes an attempt at testing the external validity of corruption experiments by moving from the lab in a … environments the probability to accept the bribe. Finally, we identify several micro-determinants of corruption (age, religiousness …
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Effective policy-making requires that voters avoid electing malfeasant politicians. However, informing voters of incumbent malfeasance in corrupt contexts may not reduce incumbent support. As our simple learning model shows, electoral sanctioning is limited where voters already believed...
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proposition that greater transparency and voice lowers corruption even in highly hierarchical and unequal societies …
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