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How to fight corruption: Carrots and sticks.

I present a model of corruption with incomplete information where the bureaucrat may request a bribe from the citizen for providing a service. I show that corruption is detrimental to social welfare and consider a new policy to prevent it. I propose punishing bureaucrats who take bribes and rewardin...

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Published in:Economic Inquiry Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 413 - 430
Main Author: Knyazev, Dmitriy
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Apr2023
Subjects:
Corruption
Reward (Psychology)
Bribery
Social services
Bureaucracy
Carrots
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