The impact of liberalization on bureaucratic corruption |
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Authors: | Soham Baksi Pinaki Bose Manish Pandey |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Economics, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Canada R3B2E9;bDepartment of Economics, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152, USA |
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Abstract: | Liberalization increases the number of goods available for consumption within a country. Since bureaucrats value variety, this raises the marginal utility of accepting a bribe. This “benefit effect” is counteracted by an increasing “cost effect” from corruption deterrence activities that arise due to greater international pressure to curb corruption. The interaction of these two effects can lead to a non-monotonic relation between liberalization and corruption. Moreover, pre-commitment to deterrence activities is shown to be more effective in controlling corruption. Empirical evidence supports the existence of a non-monotonic relation between economic openness and corruption among developing countries. |
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Keywords: | Corruption Bribery Bureaucracy Monitoring Liberalization |
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