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Many variables have been proposed by past studies as significant determinants of corruption. This paper asks whether … their estimated impact on corruption is robust to alteration of the conditioning information set. A Global Sensitivity … corruption. These are: economic development, Protestant religion, colonial heritage, uninterrupted democracy and political …
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March and July 2021, we elicit willingness to act against fraud and corruption in the provision of health services by … the COVID-19 peak in their state of residence, we find evidence of a large and significant increase in anti-corruption … activism post peak. Our data suggest that this surge in activism can be attributed to heightened perceptions of corruption in …
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uncertainty, intermediaries facilitate corruption by reducing the moral costs of possible bribers and bribees. Indeed … corruption. We address our research question using a specifically designed bribery lab experiment that simulates petty corruption … of citizens and officials and, thus, increase corruption. …
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reference to the level of corruption prevailing in their home countries. And, by comparing behaviour across treatments, we can … to society. We conclude that corruption is, in part, a cultural phenomenon. …
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losses suffered by third parties due to a bribe being offered and accepted are high and the game is presented as a petty … corruption scenario instead of in abstract terms bribes are less likely to be offered.  Higher negative externalities are also … associated with less bribe acceptance.  However, framing has no effect on bribe acceptance, suggesting that the issue of …
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Monitoring corruption typically relies on top-down interventions aimed at increasing the probability of external … controls and the severity of punishment.  An alternative approach to fighting corruption is to induce bottom-up pressure for … corruption, even when citizens' "voice" leads to formal punishment with a relatively low probability.  In contrast, pure top …
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We experimentally investigate the extent to which social obervability of one's actions and the possibility of social non-monetary judgment affect the decision to engage in rule breaking behavior.  We consider three rule bfeaking scenarios - theft, bribery and embezzlement - in the absence of...
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Why do some people choose corruption over honesty and others not?  Do the social norms and values prevailing in the … undergraduates, we could predict who would act corruptly with reference to the level of corruption in their home country.  Among …
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