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Herding, rent-seeking taxpayers, and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2022
In an environment with extensive corruption where much of the population evades paying their full taxes due, we tackle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013469619
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012124550
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017 - This Version: November 5, 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011771537
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2017
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011762214
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Inequality, good governance, and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - In: International tax and public finance 26 (2019) 5, pp. 999-1017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012231276
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Inequality, good governance and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - 2018
Can a society suffering contests between rich and poor achieve good governance in the face of endemic corruption? We … payments, limiting the state's economic development capability. In the face of extensive corruption, it is challenging for the … that minimizes corruption and is sensitive to the present and future needs of society. To do this it must understand what …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011805987
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Herding, taxpayer's rent seeking and endemic corruption
Epstein, Gil S.; Gang, Ira N. - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization 217 (2024), pp. 533-546
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014552755
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Group specific public goods, orchestration of interest groups and free riding
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef - 2009
We consider a two group contest over a group specific public good where each member of a group has a different benefit from the good. Our model can be interpreted in two ways: Each of the players has a non-linear investment cost in the contest, or alternatively, the returns to effort are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336001
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Who gains from information asymmetry?
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef - 2013
This article considers an asymmetric contest with incomplete information. There are two types of players: informed and uninformed. Each player has a different ability to translate effort into performance in terms of the contest success function. While one player's type is known to both players,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336049
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Cooperation and effort in group contests
Epstein, Gil S.; Mealem, Yosef - 2011
We consider a two group contest over a group specific public good comparing two situations: (i) when all players act independently; and (ii) when the players of each group cooperate. This comparison leads us to the conclusion that it is possible for one group to contribute more (and have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010336057