system. The purpose of this paper is to analyze nepotism, effects of nepotism, and to analyze the impact of corruption on the …Nepotism usually means hiring relatives, close friends, regardless of their merits and abilities. This would be a … simple definition of nepotism, which as we all know, rapidity became the "criterion" and an issue favourable for employment …

queuing theory to first show that when allocating goods publically, a case can be made for favoring a particular group of …

hires are relatively more qualified. Our results suggest a potential upside to patronage as campaign connections create new …

of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …

decision-making process inside the Party Center. We show that inefficient economic institutions create local corruption that … crisis control at the expense of the economy when choosing its tolerance of local corruption. Power structure and corruption … corruption …

This paper proposes a preliminary economic model of political clientelism and corruption in developing countries with … consolidate power by blending in state violence. Political clientelism and corruption are likely to provoke geographically … weak rule of law. It explains why this corruption is often chronic and persistent, and further examines its impact on …

resource-rich countries, the decision of host governments to expropriate these investments, and the level of corruption. Higher … production. Moreover, resource production leads to high levels of corruption. Our theoretical results are confirmed by … estimations of a simultaneous equation model for 50 resource-rich countries in which we endogenize expropriation risk, corruption …

Adding to the literature on factors driving corruption and bribery, this paper examines the effect of contestability in …