Why Are Some Public Officials More Corrupt Than Others?
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- Jennifer Hunt, 2006. "Why Are Some Public Officials More Corrupt Than Others?," Chapters, in: Susan Rose-Ackerman (ed.), International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, chapter 11, Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Hunt, Jennifer, 2005. "Why Are Some Public Officials More Corrupt Than Others?," CEPR Discussion Papers 5252, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Jennifer Hunt, 2005. "Why Are Some Public Officials more Corrupt Than Others?," NBER Working Papers 11595, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Keywords
Corruption; bribery; institutions; governance.;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H4 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods
- K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
- O1 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2006-06-10 (Development)
- NEP-LAW-2006-06-10 (Law and Economics)
- NEP-PBE-2006-06-10 (Public Economics)
- NEP-REG-2006-06-10 (Regulation)
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