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This paper investigates the effect of corruption on competition in government procurement auctions. Our assumption is …
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In this paper, we extend the Solow growth model to include corruption as a determinant of the multifactor productivity …, labor, capital), we incorporate corruption as a determinant of government expenditure, investment and foreign aid. It is … proposed that output and growth are influenced by the level of corruption. This model is to be tested empirically to trace the …
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While empirical studies which analyze large cross section country data find that corruption lowers investment and … these mixed findings may be that a country's corruption and growth rates are tightly linked as variables of a dynamic … evolutionary game. In this model the quality of government institutions is an endogenous variable, depending on the corruption rate …
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In this paper we study the influence of economic stability on the level of corruption in a country, where high … exogenous shocks to economic output where politicians can decide about the level of corruption and an election is held within … the framework of a Bayesian game. Corruption is assumed to be harmful to the economy and politicians try to maximize …
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In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt officials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …
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In this paper we analyze the foundations of corruption perception. Even when we employ the concept of corruption in … this wide concept of corruption. We use data from the module on Citizenship of the 2004 International Social Survey Program … corruption. We conclude that there are significant socio-demographic variables: gender, marital status, religiosity, education …
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, transparency and corruption. For each issue, the study analyses major aspects and compares relevant experience of the Czech …
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This paper analyses how governance or institutional quality and tax morale affect the shadow economy, using an international country panel and also within country data. The literature strongly emphasizes the quantitative importance of these factors to understand the level and changes of shadow...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005273077
The anti-corruption successes of Singapore and Hong Kong have encouraged the establishment of strong, centralized anti-corruption … agencies across the globe. This study charts the emergence of anti-corruption agencies (ACAs), and then examines recent …
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. Arms imports increase with the extent of external threat, GDP per capita and corruption. Finally, both arms imports and … military expenditure impact upon corruption. …
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