There is a growing evidence that political corruption is often closely associated with the rent seeking activities of … groups and the incidence of political corruption and determines whether electoral competition can eliminate political … corruption. We obtain some striking results. Greater electoral competition serves to lessen policy distortions. However, this in …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

The paper studies the effect of additional government revenues on political corruption and on the quality of … implications of the theory and identify the causal effect of larger federal transfers on political corruption and the observed … transfers increase political corruption and reduce the quality of candidates for mayor. …

, and exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations, as a factor magnifying the … on the other hand, were responsible for the incompetence shown in providing relief, for involvement in corruption related … responsible for different types of corruption and mismanagement provided us with a unique data to differentiate between voter …

This paper considers the effect of corruption on the effciency of capital investment. Using firm-level level data from …

, and exposed rampant government corruption involving construction and zoning code violations, as a factor magnifying the … on the other hand, were responsible for the incompetence shown in providing relief, for involvement in corruption related … responsible for different types of corruption and mismanagement provided us with a unique data to differentiate between voter …

The paper investigates the effects of checks and balances on corruption. Within a presidential system, effective … government and elected, rather than appointed, state supreme court judges are associated with lower corruption and, furthermore …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … institutional environment the corruptible employee's or official's decision to engage in corruption is affected by relative wages … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we …

Does information about rampant political corruption increase electoral participation and the support for challenger … copious corruption not only decreases incumbent support in local elections in Mexico, but also decreases voter turnout …