Tools for reliable assessment of socially sensitive or transgressive behavior warrant
constant development. Among them, the Crosswise Model (CM) has gained considerable …

Any researcher on corruption has faced at some point the dataset dilemma. How can one
assess the incidence of a phenomenon on corruption levels if we cannot determine how …

Exploiting daily records documenting how an organization of high-level bureaucrats in
Argentina collected bribes and delivered them to party leaders from 2009 to 2015, I detect …

This article provides a meta-analysis of studies using the crosswise model (CM) in
estimating the prevalence of sensitive characteristics in different samples and populations …

The crosswise model is an increasingly popular survey technique to elicit candid answers
from respondents on sensitive questions. Recent studies, however, point out that in the …

Any researcher on corruption has faced at some point the dataset dilemma. How can one
assess the incidence of a phenomenon on corruption levels if we cannot determine how …

While a growing body of work suggests that women representatives are less likely to be
involved in corruption scandals, we know less about if changes in representation patterns …

Do citizens experience less electoral clientelism in polities with more elected female
representatives? The current literature is remarkably silent on the role of gender and female …

Corruption is a complex, widespread phenomenon with harmful economic and societal
effects. Drawing upon theories in social psychology, political science, and communication …

Voters often express a dislike for corruption, yet on election day, they still vote for corrupt
politicians. While existing research highlights the impact of information and concern about …