those without. Using the recent anti-corruption campaign in China as a quasi-experiment, we investigate how endeavors for … counter-corruption affect inequality and potential cronyism in bureaucratic employment through inter-generational transmission …. First, we conduct a difference-in-differences analysis to compare changes in the probability of working in bureaucracy after …

How do corruption and the state apparatus interact, and how are they connected to the political and economic dimensions … effect of corruption on state power. Under general assumptions about fat-tailed risk, we show that, if fiscal capacity is … corruption is maintained at such a level that no erosion of state power is tolerated. Comparative statics shows the impacts of …

Numerous countries are introducing citizen feedback schemes to tame corruption. We study how best to incorporate …

Corruption can arise in any bureaucracy with the authority to allocate benefits and impose costs. This paper … bureaucratic behavior, especially the economic literature on asymmetric information and sanctions. In this literature, individuals … are expected to make rational choices given their preferences and the limited information at their disposal. The paper …

Corruption is one Africa's most intractable problems. The article critically analyzes the role that international law … can play in helping African countries more effectively deal with corruption, especially that which concerns the bribery of … the continent's public officials. International law can help African countries fight corruption by (1) providing them with …