This paper analyzes the effects of the revolving door, focusing not only on the relationship between regulators and …, the revolving door enables government to hire regulators which are highly qualified individuals due to their prospect of a … high future compensation package. On the other hand, the revolving door enables regulators to be greedy, and receive …

We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …

Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …

many previous regulators, denoted as ‘revolvers', and benefit from this strategy, while small firms in the same sector … revolving door process involving the 20 biggest US ‘diversified banks'. We show that regulators who supply a large stock of …