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Petty corruption: A game‐theoretic approach

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  • Ariane Lambert‐Mogiliansky
  • Mukul Majumdar
  • Roy Radner

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The paper explores a game‐theoretic model of petty corruption involving a sequence of entrepreneurs and a track of bureaucrats. Each entrepreneur's project is approved if and only if it is cleared by each bureaucrat. The project value is stochastic; its value is observed only by the entrepreneur, but its distribution is common knowledge. Each bureaucrat clears the project only if a bribe is paid. The bribe for qualified projects (“extortion”) and unqualified projects (“capture”) may differ. We identify the nature and welfare implications of different types of equilibria under appropriate technical assumptions on the structure of the game.

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  • Ariane Lambert‐Mogiliansky & Mukul Majumdar & Roy Radner, 2008. "Petty corruption: A game‐theoretic approach," International Journal of Economic Theory, The International Society for Economic Theory, vol. 4(2), pages 273-297, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ijethy:v:4:y:2008:i:2:p:273-297
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7363.2008.00078.x
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    1. Kimberly Ann Elliott, 1997. "Corruption and the Global Economy," Peterson Institute Press: All Books, Peterson Institute for International Economics, number 12, October.
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    JEL classification:

    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
    • O12 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements

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