first question, the authors find the size and scope of government can significantly affect corruption. On the second, it is …Corruption, which remains a serious problem in many countries, has prompted considerable research in recent years. This … about 100 nations, the roles of national history, geography, and government are examined to see how they affect conditions …

unbundling of corruption into meaningful and measurable components. They contrast state capture (firms shaping and affecting … without recourse to payments) and with administrative corruption ("petty" forms of bribery in connection with the … empirical measurement utilizing the BEEPS data. State capture, influence, and administrative corruption are all shown to have …

Billion people on its limited surface for the future? Both, the present crisis of the world economy and the very serious … future climate problematic as propagated by world governments based IPCC reports ask for substantiated scientifícally based …

unbundles corruption to measure different types of corrupt transactions and provide detailed information on the characteristics … and performance of firms, we find that: i) corruption reduces FDI inflows and attracts lower quality investment in terms … kickbacks, while paying a lower overall bribe burden than domestic firms; iii) FDI firms undertake those forms of corruption …

as rule of law, voice and accountability, corruption control, and state capture, we then provide evidence which suggests … and governance, in controlling corruption, and in improving institutional quality -- although there is clearly variance … within a country, in turn affecting governance and corruption, has often been under-emphasized in program design. These argue …