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Social evolution leads to persistent corruption

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  • Joung-Hun Lee

    (Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University, 819-0395 Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Biology, Kyushu University, Nishiku, 819-0395 Fukuoka, Japan)

  • Yoh Iwasa

    (Department of Biology, Kyushu University, Nishiku, 819-0395 Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Bioscience, School of Science and Technology, Kwansei-Gakuin University, 669-1337 Sanda-Shi Hyogo, Japan)

  • Ulf Dieckmann

    (Evolution and Ecology Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria; Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai), Hayama, Kanagawa 240-0193, Japan)

  • Karl Sigmund

    (Evolution and Ecology Program, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria; Faculty for Mathematics, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria)

Abstract

Cooperation can be sustained by institutions that punish free-riders. Such institutions, however, tend to be subverted by corruption if they are not closely watched. Monitoring can uphold the enforcement of binding agreements ensuring cooperation, but this usually comes at a price. The temptation to skip monitoring and take the institution’s integrity for granted leads to outbreaks of corruption and the breakdown of cooperation. We model the corresponding mechanism by means of evolutionary game theory, using analytical methods and numerical simulations, and find that it leads to sustained or damped oscillations. The results confirm the view that corruption is endemic and transparency a major factor in reducing it.

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  • Joung-Hun Lee & Yoh Iwasa & Ulf Dieckmann & Karl Sigmund, 2019. "Social evolution leads to persistent corruption," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 116(27), pages 13276-13281, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nas:journl:v:116:y:2019:p:13276-13281
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