In this paper, we provide a new framework for analyzing corruption in public bureaucracies. The standard way to model … corruption is as an example of moral hazard, which then leads to a focus on better monitoring and stricter penalties with the … eradication of corruption as the final goal. We propose an alternative approach which emphasizes why corruption arises in the …

and multilevel trust. To illustrate this point, a closer investigation of Sweden - a decentralised, high-trust and low-corruption … particularly susceptible to corruption; and 3) that the increase in responsibilities as well as the increased danger zones for … corruption has not been accompanied by institutions that ensure transparency and checks-and-balances in local government …

to the shadow institutes and dynamics of emigration. Consequently, decentralization is a way of overcoming corruption. …

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …

corruption and tax compliance. We explore this through a formal leniency program. In our experiment, we nest collusive corruption …

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and … investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960.2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial … accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption inequality. The study shows that corruption is negatively, and that …

How do corruption and the state apparatus interact, and how are they connected to the political and economic dimensions … effect of corruption on state power. Under general assumptions about fat-tailed risk, we show that, if fiscal capacity is … corruption is maintained at such a level that no erosion of state power is tolerated. Comparative statics shows the impacts of …

Verständigung zwischen Juristen und Ökonomen beitragen. Seine zentrale These besteht darin, dass Korruption als ein Ordnungsproblem … between law and economics. It claims that corruption is to be perceived as a constitutional problem of the economy and that …

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and … investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960–2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial … accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption inequality. The study shows that corruption is negatively, and that …