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, corruption experiences, gender roles, trust and values to examine the determinants of corruption, this paper goes beyond the …Previous empirical work on corruption has generally been cross-country in nature and focused on utilizing country …-level corruption ratings. By using micro-level data for over 20 European countries that directly measure individual characteristics …
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This paper investigates regional differences in the perception of corruption and informal practices among Ukrainian … firms. Using two different data sets from Ukraine we show that perceived corruption differs significantly across regions … propensity score matching. In particular, perceived corruption is highest in the eastern areas and lowest in the western region …
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Siemens paid bribes to managers of OTE, to senior politicians and to political parties in order to obtain procurement … Comverse also paid bribes to OTE managers for procurement contracts. An investigative committee of the Greek Parliament looked …
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The topic of corruption has recently attracted a great deal of attention, yet there is still a lack of micro level … empirical evidence regarding the determinants of corruption. Furthermore, the present literature has not investigated the … effects of political interest on corruption despite the interesting potential of this link. We address these deficiencies by …
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Corruption has a negative impact on society and economy. The transition process in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE …) uncovered dormant possibilities for corruption and necessity for appropriate steps to be taken. We document the state of … corruption in the Czech Republic and the measures introduced to fight it. We cover sectors of society and economy according to …
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It is widely acknowledged that corruption has negative impact on economy and society. Transition process in the Central … and Eastern Europe (CEE) uncovered dormant possibilities for corruption that consequently required appropriate steps to be … taken against. We attempted to document the state of corruption in the Czech Republic and the measures introduced to fight …
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prices. The evidence offers a glimpse of quite explicit micro-level evidence on various types of behavior and corruption that …
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During the transition from plan to market, managers and politicians succeeded in maintaining control of large parts of the stock of socialist physical capital. Despite the obvious importance of this phenomenon, there have been no efforts to model, measure and investigate this process...
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This paper examines cultural differences in attitudes towards corruption by analysing individual-decision making in a … corrupt experimental environment. Attitudes towards corruption play a critical role in the persistence of corruption. Our … allow us to explore whether, in environments characterized by lower levels of corruption, there is both a lower propensity …
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Economic and rent-seeking outcomes are determined jointly in a dynamic general equilibrium model of corruption, public … responsible for providing public goods, which contribute to productive efficiency. Corruption arises because of an opportunity for …. The model produces multiple development regimes, which yield different predictions about corruption, public spending and …
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