Social norms and corruption
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We explore theoretically and empirically whether corruption is contagious and whether conditional cooperation matters. We argue that the decision to bribe bureaucrats depends on the frequency of corruption within a society. We provide a behavioral model to explain this conduct: engaging in corruption results in a disutility of guilt. This disutility depends negatively on the number of people engaging in corruption. The empirical section presents evidence using two international panel data data sets, one at the micro and one at the macro level. Results indicate that corruption is influenced by the perceived activities of peers. Moreover, macro level data indicates that past levels of corruption impact current corruption levels.
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| ID Code: | 48490 | ||||
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| Item Type: | Chapter in Book, Report or Conference volume (Conference contribution) | ||||
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| Measurements or Duration: | 48 pages | ||||
| Keywords: | Corruption, conditional cooperation, contagion effect, interdependent preferences | ||||
| Pure ID: | 31893066 | ||||
| Divisions: | Past > QUT Faculties & Divisions > QUT Business School Current > Schools > School of Economics & Finance |
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| Deposited On: | 07 Feb 2012 04:19 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 05 Mar 2024 04:29 |
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