corruption. For this purpose, we designed and ran a lab experiment in Bonn (Germany) and Shanghai (China) with exactly the same … sanctions. In contrast, countries like China, Russia, and Japan treat the briber more mildly. Given these differences between …

those without. Using the recent anti-corruption campaign in China as a quasi-experiment, we investigate how endeavors for … counter-corruption affect inequality and potential cronyism in bureaucratic employment through inter-generational transmission … the campaign came into effect in different provincial administrative divisions of mainland China, between individuals with …

Potential economic benefits of integrity and anti-corruption policies seem large. Nevertheless, much of the existing … paper reviews OECD’s involvement in integrity and anti-corruption agenda as well as available indicators of integrity and … anti-corruption policies and outcomes. It outlines avenues for future analysis that include assessment of public …

that firms linked to members of China's supreme political elites — the Politburo — obtained a price discount ranging from … 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 …

In this paper, I study how anti-corruption shocks affect Chinese city leaders through political factions or social … investigated for corruption affects the city leaders' economic performances and policy outcomes. I find that college and workplace … evidence supports the explanation that the corruption investigation of officials initiates promotion competition inside the …

This paper documents the clientelism in anti-corruption investigations across the interpolitician network in the … context of China. Patronage connections to highly ranked politicians (i.e., Politburo of the Communist Party of China) make … paper contributes to the on-going debate on the motivations of the incumbent government in anti-corruption campaigns …

Using transactions conducted by publicly listed firms in China’s primary land market during 2000-2012 as a case study …, we confirm that political connections are essentially corruption. By constructing unique measures to partial out the key … seller, and during unannounced anti-corruption audit campaigns …

This paper examines how political corruption affects M&A activities. By exploiting the public enforcement of the anti-corruption … campaign across different regions in China, we find in a difference-in-difference (DID) setting that the reduction in … corruption increases cross-region takeover activities by 40% and deal volume more than doubles. Further analysis reveals that the …

auditing actually helps to reduce corruption. Using China’s provincial panel data from 1999 to 2008, this paper empirically … examines the role of government auditing in China’s corruption control initiatives. Our findings indicate that the number of … auditing can contribute to curbing corruption, which is also helpful for understanding the role of China’s local audit …

those without. Using the recent anti-corruption campaign in China as a quasi-experiment, we investigate how endeavors for … counter-corruption affect inequality and potential cronyism in bureaucratic employment through inter-generational transmission … the campaign came into effect in different provincial administrative divisions of mainland China, between individuals with …