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 …

A wave of recent cross‐national research has pointed to the positive consequences for
countries with high levels of “quality of government”(QoG), broadly defined, such as …

This article argues that income inequality increases the level of corruption through material
and normative mechanisms. The wealthy have both greater motivation and more opportunity …

The 2009 Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress
(“Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi” Commission) concluded that we should move away from over …

¿ Cómo se puede resolver este rompecabezas de mayores demandas y fortalecimiento
fiscal? Esta edición de Desarrollo en las Américas (DIA) se centra precisamente en esta …

This article reviews the main corruption literature trends and theoretical foundations and
points out the challenges of existing explanations of corruption. The emphasis on broad …

To reach ambitious climate change mitigation targets and steer actors toward more climate
friendly behaviors, governments will have to implement climate policy measures. Imposing …

How can this puzzle of larger demands and fiscal strengthening be solved? This edition of
the development in the Americas (DIA) report focuses precisely on this question. The book …

Most corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no objective measure
of public-sector corruption for a cross-section of countries. Studies on the determinants or …

Prior research indicates that corruption hampers economic growth and imposes high social
costs. From the perspective of democratic theory, corruption does not just violate the …