This review attempts to identify treatments of corruption that draw upon characteristics of underdevelopment either as … causes or as consequences. It focuses on three aspects of corruption in developing economies: red tape, rent-seeking, and the … the structure of corruption markets …

conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption …

This paper investigates the role played by the cultural norms of particularism and universalism for collusive bribery … Social Survey. Consistent with the theory, particularism is found to have a positive causal effect on the probability of … at favoring universalism may provide an effective tool in the fight against corruption …

. The model produces multiple development regimes, which yield different predictions about corruption, public spending and …Economic and rent-seeking outcomes are determined jointly in a dynamic general equilibrium model of corruption, public … responsible for providing public goods, which contribute to productive efficiency. Corruption arises because of an opportunity for …

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt offcials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …

In many developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption. This is surprising from a political economy … perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. We explain why citizens do not exert enough … political pressure to reduce corruption if financial institutions are missing. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt …

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic … high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact that corrupt officials have to pay an entry fee to get lucrative … positions. In a probabilistic voting model, we show that a lack of financial institutions can lead to more corruption as more …

Numerous countries are introducing citizen feedback schemes to tame corruption. We study how best to incorporate …. Officials verify compliance to determine whether to grant permits, and may engage in either bribery or extortion. Without … feedback, the government has no choice but to tolerate bribery, which leads to too many permits being granted and large …

Adding to the literature on factors driving corruption and bribery, this paper examines the effect of contestability in … to capture this empirically using cross-country survey data. Results show that the relatively greater contestability of …

firms experience a greater tax and regulatory burden, as well as more bribery and corruption. The unofficial economy is also … administration of tax and regulatory regimes--not higher tax rates alone--as well as corruption, that increases the size of the … rights held by bureaucrats and politicians. Exploring in detail the role of taxation and bribery, and using data from an …