Given its extremely negative impact, it is not surprising that there is extensive literature
focused on understanding and reducing corruption. However, the existing academic work …

This chapter critically surveys recent advances in the methodology of measuring corruption
in the field. The issue of measurement is central in the corruption literature, and the choice of …

In order to address the lack of reliable indicators of corruption, this article develops a
composite indicator of high-level institutionalised corruption through a novel 'Big …

We estimate the causal real economic effects of a randomized anti-corruption crackdown on
local governments in Brazil using rich micro-data on corruption and firms. After anti …

Research summary: Using a unique database that measures firm‐level bribery in A frica and
L atin A merica, we corroborate extant results in the literature that paying bribes deters firm …

We analyse income inequality in the UK from 1978 to 2009 in order to understand why
income inequality rose very rapidly from 1978 to 1991 but then remained broadly …

Corrupt government hiring is common in developing countries. This paper uses original data
to document the operation and consequences of corrupt hiring in a health bureaucracy …

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 …

Limiting corruption and self-dealing is a precondition for making progress on the other
challenges facing the world--such as poverty, low levels of health and education, and …

This article offers an introduction to both the state of corruption in Vietnam and how the
research community is taking on an active role to support policymaking. It begins by …