We use high-quality panel data on corruption convictions, new panels of assistant U.S. attorneys and relative public … greater prosecutor resources result in more convictions for corruption, other things equal. We find more limited, recent … previously identified correlates and causes of corruption. By explicitly determining the allocation of prosecutorial resources …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

correlates with perceptions of corruption. We find judicial independence to be of major relevance for a tamed bureaucracy. …

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 …

, we confirm that political connections are essentially corruption. By constructing unique measures to partial out the key … seller, and during unannounced anti-corruption audit campaigns …

We show that isolated capital cities are robustly associated with greater levels of corruption across US states. In … helps explain the connection between isolated capitals and corruption. In addition, we provide some evidence that this …

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … institutional environment the corruptible employee's or official's decision to engage in corruption is affected by relative wages … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we …

continents – the USA, Brazil, Germany and China. The authors use the Human Beliefs and Values Survey data to examine several …