This paper surveys the economic literature on the scaling-up of aid to Africa. It provides a
checklist of issues that need to be considered when preparing a long term macroeconomic …

This paper will discuss eight frequently asked questions about public corruption:(1) What is
corruption?(2) Which countries are the most corrupt?(3) What are the common …

This article argues that income inequality increases the level of corruption through material
and normative mechanisms. The wealthy have both greater motivation and more opportunity …

Aid dependence can potentially undermine the quality of governance and public sector
institutions by weakening accountability, encouraging rent‐seeking and corruption …

Essential characteristics of corruption are (1) reciprocity relationships between bribers and
public officials,(2) negative welfare effects, and (3) high penalties when discovered. We …

In response to the many facets of corruption, many scholars have produced interdisciplinary
research from both the theoretical and empirical perspective. This paper provides a …

We survey and assess the empirical literature on the sources of corruption. Thanks to the
improved availability of data, we are able to produce a comprehensive cross-country …

We study the emergence and interaction of red tape and corruption in a principal–
bureaucrat–agent hierarchy. The principal is to provide the agent with a unit of a good that …

Several studies have explored how certain economic and cultural variables affect a country's
corruption level. This study extends previous research by not only considering these …

A meta-analysis of 42 empirical studies was conducted to quantitatively summarize the
corruption literature within a holistic theoretical framework. In general, variables within the …