Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in economists' ability to measure
corruption. This in turn has led to a new generation of well-identified, microeconomic …

Working Paper Page 1 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Working Paper Tax Compliance and
Enforcement: New Research and its Policy Implications Joel Slemrod Stephen M. Ross …

We present the first systematic approach to detect fake transactions on cryptocurrency
exchanges by exploiting robust statistical and behavioral regularities associated with …

Drug trade-related violence has escalated dramatically in Mexico since 2007, and recent
years have also witnessed large-scale efforts to combat trafficking, spearheaded by Mexico's …

ABSTRACT In the $793 billion Paycheck Protection Program, we examine metrics related to
potential misreporting including nonregistered businesses, multiple businesses at …

By analyzing a panel on the political turnovers of 4390 county leaders in China during 1999–
2008, we find that the revenue windfalls accrued to these officials from land sales have …

I study the overstatement of economic growth in autocracies by comparing self-reported
GDP figures to night-time light recorded by satellites from outer space. I show that the night …

This paper examines how firm investments in technology-based employee monitoring
impact both misconduct and productivity. We use unique and detailed theft and sales data …

Protecting the environment during economic growth is a challenge facing every country. This
paper focuses on two regulatory measures that China has adopted to incentivize air quality …

China's land reform in 1978–84 unleashed rapid growth in farm output and household
income. In new data on reform timing in 914 counties, we find an immediate trend break in …