This paper investigates the relation between public corruption and the composition of state government expenditures in … the United States. The results suggest that the United States is not immune to the adverse effects of corruption that have … been documented using country-level expenditure data. In particular, I find that corruption reduces the share of spending …

We study the effect of links between politicians on corruption under prevailing clientelism. Connections between … oversight. The findings favor a venal view of corruption, where politicians divert resources for personal gain rather than to …

This paper discusses the possible causes and consequences of corruption. It provides a synthetic review of recent … studies that analyze this phenomenon empirically. In addition, it presents further results on the effects of corruption on … growth and investment, and new cross-country evidence on the link between corruption and the composition of government …

This paper clarifies the main theoretical issues of corruption study such as definition, reasons, and consequences. An … estimate and branch analysis of corruption in Russia is offered. The research concentrates on effects produced by corruption on … social expenditures. The analysis demonstrates how corruption influences poverty situation after social transfers and …

technological, institutional and regulatory aspects of hydrocarbon production from shale deposits in the USA. The authors analyze … factors facilitating the shale gas revolution in the USA, and find that in addition to the obvious factors, such as high … in the USA. This was characterized by a legal system that recognized property rights in mineral resources, the existence …