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Eight Questions about Corruption

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Jakob Svensson
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This paper will discuss eight frequently asked questions about public corruption: (1) what is corruption; (2) which countries are the most corrupt; (3) what are the common characteristics of countries with high corruption; (4) what is the magnitude of corruption; (5) do higher wages for bureaucrats reduce corruption; (6) can competition reduce corruption;( 7) why have there been so few (recent) successful attempts to fight corruption; and (8) does corruption adversely affect growth?

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Volume (Year): 19 (2005)
Issue (Month): 3 (Summer)
Pages: 19-42
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