An experimental study on bribes, detection probability and principal witness policy
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Keywords
Corruption; Contract placing; Detection probability; Principal witness; Cooperation with authorities; Leniency policy; Experimental study;All these keywords.
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- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
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