corruption, privatization, and inter-municipal cooperation. A combination of theory and empirical evidence provides depth and …

Using annual state-level data over 1983-87, this paper examines the effect of government size on corruption by public … twofold. First, they assess the relationship between the incidence of corruption and overall measures of the size of the … particular spending by state governments, does indeed have a strong positive influence on corruption …

This research adds to the literature on the nexus between government and corruption by examining further the influence … of government decentralization on corruption. Previous research has focused primarily on fiscal decentralization. We … both in terms of the scope of services offered and the size of the population served – has a bearing on corruption within …

We use a data set of federal corruption convictions in the U.S. to investigate the causes and consequences of … corruption. More educated states, and to a less degree richer states, have less corruption. This relationship holds even when we … today. The level of corruption is weakly correlated with the level of income inequality and racial fractionalization, and …

welfare-state programs and less corruption. Other results present puzzles for future research: the adjustment to economic …