Corruption has fierce impacts on economic and societal development and is subject to a
vast range of institutional, jurisdictional, societal, and economic conditions. It is this paper's …

In this paper, we offer a comprehensive and updated review of the impact of fiscal
decentralization on the economy, society and politics. Our first target is the examination of …

This paper draws on a natural experiment generated by the National Specially Monitored
Firms (NSMF) program in China to evaluate the effectiveness of central supervision at …

This paper examines the impacts of the centralization of authority in the appointment of civil
servants on the effectiveness of regulatory enforcement efforts. We exploit a unique …

Government size, corruption, and tax policy can influence allocation towards necessity or
opportunity-driven entrepreneurship. Using a comparative multi-source sample across 52 …

Taking advantage of corruption scandals in China, we construct a natural experiment and
identify the ousting of corrupt politicians, and firms connected with them through bribery and …

This paper documents the impacts of corruption on smaller-and larger-sized firms' adoption
of quality certificates and patents. Using firm-level data for 48 develo** and emerging …

We study how natural resources can feed corruption and how this effect depends on the
quality of the democratic institutions. Our game-theoretic model predicts that resource rents …

This article offers the first comprehensive review of the interdisciplinary state of knowledge
regarding anti-corruption policies, with a particular focus on reducing corruption among civil …

Existing evidence suggests that extra grant revenues lead to little improvements in public
services in develo** countries—but would governments spend tax revenues differently …