Fighting corruption with asymmetric penalties and leniency
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Keywords
corruption; asymmetric penalties; leniency; (self-) reporting; whistle-blowing;JEL classification:
- K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- D73 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2007-02-17 (All new papers)
- NEP-LAW-2007-02-17 (Law & Economics)
- NEP-REG-2007-02-17 (Regulation)
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