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 …

When politicians have lower discount factors than voters, democratic elections cannot sufficiently motivate politicians … to undertake long-term socially beneficial projects. When politicians can offer incentive contracts which become … politicians time preferences. In the non-commitment case, incentive contracts may need to include a golden parachute clause …

election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …

election relative to an analogous impact for men who closely win or lose a state legislature election. We find that the effect …

electoral candidates and election of politicians. Using unique data that combine population registers and election statistics … dimensions of non-cognitive ability. Second, elected politicians possess more desirable traits than nonelected candidates. Our …

lead to equilibria, where politicians receive corruption bribes. Furthermore, the model implies a non … politicians. Two political frictions (ideological adherence and a super- majority requirement) impair political competition and …-monotonic relationship between financial openness and corruption and a positive relationship between financial openness and government size …

's passage, U.K. firms operating in high-corruption countries experience a drop in firm value, while their non-U.K. competitors …