In recent years the topics of illegal activities such as corruption or tax evasion have attracted a great deal of …

In recent years the topic of corruption has attracted a great deal of attention. However, there is still a lack of … substantial empirical evidence about the determinants of corruption. This empirical study analyses a cross-section of individuals … using the World Values Survey wave III (1995-1997), investigating the justifiability of corruption. The major aim in the …

This paper presents theoretical and empirical evidence on the nexus between corruption and democracy. We establish a … political economy model where the effect of democracy on corruption is conditional on income distribution and property rights … prediction. Moreover, the effect of democratization on corruption depends on the protection of property rights and income …

corruption and decrease the large expenses associated with today’s democratic election campaigns. Random mechanisms can be …

considered as existing in the political and economic world. Here we refer to corruption as well as to the role of money as a …

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data at the regional … level (provinces and cities). We observe that regions with more anti-corruption efforts, histories of British rule, higher … heterogeneity, regulation, abundance of resource and state-owned enterprises substantially breed regional corruption. Moreover …

With complementary Chinese data sets and alternative corruption measures, we explore the consequences of corruption …. Adopting a novel approach we provide evidence that corruption can have both, positive and negative effects, on economic … development. The overall impact of corruption might be the balance of the two simultaneous effects within a specific institutional …

determinants of extraordinary wealth. Using a large data set we explore whether globalization and corruption affect extreme wealth … increase in corruption leads to an increase in the creation of super fortune. This supports the argument that in kleptocracies …

In recent years the topic of corruption has attracted a great deal of attention. However, there is still a lack of … empirical evidence about the determinants of corruption at the micro level. Therefore we explore in detail the impact of … political interest using three different proxies. Furthermore, investigation of the effects of political interest on corruption …