In this paper we explore relationships between corruption perceptions and such characteristics as the size of shadow … countries. It is shown that irrespective of whether the economy is developed or transitional, negative dependence of corruption … the shadow economy passes 45%, the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ceases to respond to growth of …

In this paper, we study the evolution of corruption patterns in 27 postcommunist countries during the period 1996 …-2012 using the Control of Corruption Index and the corruption category Markov transition probability matrix. This method allows … us to generate the long-run distribution of corruption among the post-communist countries. Our empirical findings suggest …

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong … incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty … towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …

. Overall, our findings suggest that the proclivity to corruption of the former Communist party members has been transmitted … through family and thus sustained over time, contributing to corruption decades after the demise of the Socialist bloc. …

This working paper contains supplementary material to the paper Communism or Communists? Soviet Legacies and Corruption … the results described in the published paper. -- corruption ; transition economies ; path dependence ; Soviet legacies …

We investigated firm-level perceptions of corruption, based on two enterprise surveys conducted across eight countries … looks at whether managers in the agribusiness sector perceive corruption differently than do managers in other sectors. The … of ten specifications do respondents from agribusiness tend to perceive corruption as occurring less frequently than do …

Throughout much of the world, corruption in the civil service undermines state capacity, impedes economic development …, and saps citizens' morale. But while its pernicious effects are widely recognized, the roots of corruption remain poorly … understood. Whereas most studies on corruption's origins focus on the incentives bureaucrats face once in office, this study …

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong … incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty … towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …

Corruption is pervasive, but we know little about its effects on individual lives. This paper examines whether living … since, as we show, it comes at the expense of cutting food consumption. These findings suggest that corruption is a …

This paper describes the institutions and social norms that have accommodated corruption in the Russian Federation in … the post-transition years. We show how corruption is sustained by ill-defined boundaries between political and private … business activity, and how the role of the state facilitates rather than hinders corruption. Our purpose is to make clear the …