Regulation plays a key part in public service reforms. However, corruption and the risk of capture may undermine the … purposes of these reforms. Both cost and incentive based regulations carry corruption and capture risks. This document shows …

This paper provides a comprehensive literature review of the ‘Regulatory State' through the lens of utility regulation …

study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …

study of informal audits and text messages to parents, meant to curb corruption in the School Meals Program of Colombia …

We study the optimal design of regulation for innovative activities which can have negative social repercussions. We … authorization and strict authorization. We find that corruption plays a critical role in the choice of the authorization regime …. Corruption exacerbates the costs of using lenient authorization, under which production of socially harmful goods is always …

We study the optimal design of regulation for innovative activities which can have negative social repercussions. We … authorization and strict authorization. We find that corruption plays a critical role in the choice of the authorization regime …. Corruption exacerbates the costs of using lenient authorization, under which production of socially harmful goods is always …

This paper argues that corruption patterns are endogenous to political structures. Thus, corruption can be systemic and … revolution by creating a system of patronage and loyalty through corrupt bureaucracy. Competitive corruption patterns are … associated with anarchy and weak dictators, while strong dictators implement a system of monopolistic corruption. Efforts at …

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 …