Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries' public sectors. Yet, most … corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no "objective" measure of public-sector corruption for a cross …-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception …

Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries' public sectors. Yet, most … corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no “objective” measure of public-sector corruption for a cross …-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception …

promoted to positions of national leadership. To curb corruption, President Xi Jinping stepped up investigations and … reduction in corruption of between 50.1% and 43.6% in the provinces either targeted by the central inspection teams or whose … party secretary was replaced by one appointed by Xi himself. Accordingly, this crackdown on corruption has also …

comply with regulations before undertaking an activity. Officials verify their compliance and may engage in corruption. In … line with existing work, the government tolerates corruption and weak enforcement when it does not communicate with … corruption and improves regulatory enforcement. In an extension, we incorporate intermediaries and show their presence makes the …

corruption in administrations. In our model, entrepreneurs must comply with regulation before undertaking a risky activity …

This paper argues that the effect of corruption on competition is dependent on the institutional environment. When … institutions are relatively efficient, observed corruption is likely to be associated with relatively less competition. Conversely …, in areas with low quality institutions (e.g., excessively burdensome regulations) corruption may lead to relatively more …

This paper exploits a unique dataset on corruption and informal sector employment in 476 Brazilian municipalities to … estimate whether corruption impacts GDP or income levels once variation in informal economic activity is taken into account …. Overall, I find that higher levels of corruption and a larger informal economy are generally associated with poor economic …

governors' terms, we find that corruption levels, as perceived by firms operating in different regions of Russia, increases … such information may serve as an explanation for the observed pattern of perceived corruption: if a governor gradually …, corruption increases over their terms, while in regions where governors are more likely to remain in office, perceived corruption …

at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …