enforcers - on sequential, bilateral, illegal transactions such as corruption, manager-auditor collusion, or drug deals. It is …

and decreasing in officials' corruption. In contrast to the "tollbooth view" of regulation, the standard chosen by a self …-interested government is a non-monotonic function of officials' corruption, and can be either lower or higher than that chosen by a …-capita income, and negatively with corruption, consistently with the model's predictions for benevolent governments …

proposal to legalize paying bribes while increasing fines on accepting bribes. We explore performance as regards corruption … enforcement agencies, and discuss the relevance for fighting other forms of corruption. …

This paper investigates the effect of corruption on competition in government procurement auctions. Our assumption is … corruption is to facilitate collusion in price between firms. This can result in high public spending and inefficient allocation … which unilateral anti-corruption controls may restore price competition. …

fraud, or corruption - that share with cartels the crucial features that well designed leniency and whistleblower programs …

in corruption to avoid punishment. When law enforcers are sufficiently well-paid, difficult to bribe and corruption … organized crime to corruption, and ensuing impunity leads to higher rather than lower crime. …