This interdisciplinary Research Agenda contains state-of-the-art surveys of the field of
corruption and points towards an agenda for future research. This comprehensive work …

Transparency International estimates that the costs of corruption in public procurement
reach between 20 and 25% of the contract value, sometimes reaching 40–50%. In this study …

The increased focus on marketizing mechanisms and contracting‐out operations following
the New Public Management reform agenda has sparked a debate on whether the close …

The public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the subsequent
economic emergency and social turmoil, has pushed governments to substantially and …

Over 40% of countries around the world have adopted limits on campaign contributions to
curb the influence of money in politics. Yet, we have limited knowledge of whether and how …

" There is one country in the world which is everybody's dream: Switzerland. The small
Alpine Republic is universally perceived as the world's highest achievement in democracy …

We examine how open procurement data affect the competitiveness of award procedures
and the execution of government contracts. The European Union recently made its historical …

Red tape has long been identified as a major cause of corruption, hence deregulation was
advocated as an effective anticorruption tool, an advice which many country followed …

Does the provision of state subsidies to political parties reduce their involvement in
corruption? Existing research provides inconclusive evidence on this relationship, perhaps …

This paper can provide a comprehensive review of quantitative corruption proxies,
conceptualise how different indicators capture different aspects of corruption, and identify …