Corruption in Developing Countries / Benjamin A. Olken, Rohini Pande.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olken, Benjamin A.

Contributor:

National Bureau of Economic Research.

Pande, Rohini.

Series:

Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w17398.

NBER working paper series no. w17398

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2011.

Summary:

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 studies. We review the evidence on corruption in developing countries in light of these recent advances, focusing on three questions: how much corruption is there, what are the efficiency consequences of corruption, and what determines the level of corruption. We find robust evidence that corruption responds to standard economic incentive theory, but also that effects of anti-corruption policies often attenuate as officials find alternate strategies to pursue rents.

Notes:

Print version record

September 2011.