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http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20419| Title: | Trust and Bribery : The Role of the Quid Pro Quo and the Link with Crime |
| Keywords: | D6 O1 K4 ddc:330 networks crime corruption Korruption Vertrauen |
| Issue Date: | 16-Oct-2013 |
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| Description: | I study data on bribes actually paid by individuals to public officials, viewing the results through a theoretical lens that considers the implications of trust networks. A bond of trust may permit an implicit quid pro quo to substitute for a bribe, which reduces corruption. Appropriate networks are more easily established in small towns, by long-term residents of areas with many other long-term residents, and by individuals in regions with many residents their own age. I confirm that the prevalence of bribery is lower under these circumstances, using the International Crime Victim Surveys. I also find that older people, who have had time to develop a network, bribe less. These results highlight the uphill nature of the battle against corruption faced by policy-makers in rapidly urbanizing countries with high fertility. I show that victims of (other) crimes bribe all types of public officials more than non-victims, and argue that both their victimization and bribery stem from a distrustful environment. |
| URI: | http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/20419 |
| Other Identifiers: | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20419 ppn:389183512 |
| Appears in Collections: | EconStor |
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