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 …

international commerce results in the potential for greater exposure to global demands for bribery. Bribery and corruption remains a … process. Our paper proceeds in eight parts. First, we discuss the bribery and corruption problem. Second, a discussion of the … believe this paper contributes to the bribery and corruption literature by exploring the potential benefits of the COSO …

classical corruption or extreme corruption could have an important influence on academic and policy debates. Using updated data …/no violence and corruption-control (corruption). As a policy implication, the finding of the underlying paper maybe more …

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

The paper highlights the interaction between the underground economy and corruption, focusing on the regional …

The ambiguous phenomenon of corruption has long been the cause of great theoretical debate in economics. By using … Structural Equation Modelling, with the two types of corruption as a latent variable, this paper employs causal and indicative … variables specific to the Latin American region to test for rent seeking and systemic corruption in the period between 1980 …

With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which … corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 … African countries using updated data. We find that, crime is highly positively (negatively) correlated with corruption …

corruption increases along with risks associated with anti-bribery laws. This article examines recent developments related to the …

corruption increases along with the increased risks associated with anti-bribery laws. Companies who employ citizens of the … four distinct categories of offenses: (1) bribing another person; (2) taking bribes; (3) bribing foreign public officials …

This paper examines the indirect role the IMF plays in combating corruption in the Baltic and CIS countries by … analysis draws on examples of actual experience with corruption and outlines some of the structural measures under IMF …-supported arrangements, which, if successfully implemented, can be expected to help gradually alleviate corruption. It also summarizes IMF …