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| DC Field | | Value | | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | | Hunt, Jennifer | | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | | 2009-01-28T16:13:58Z | | - |
| dc.date.available | | 2009-01-28T16:13:58Z | | - |
| dc.date.issued | | 2004 | | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | | http://hdl.handle.net/10419/20419 | | - |
| dc.description.abstract | | I study data on bribes actually paid by individuals to public officials, viewing the results through a theoretical lens that considers the implications of trust networks. A bond of trust may permit an implicit quid pro quo to substitute for a bribe, which reduces corruption. Appropriate networks are more easily established in small towns, by long-term residents of areas with many other long-term residents, and by individuals in regions with many residents their own age. I confirm that the prevalence of bribery is lower under these circumstances, using the International Crime Victim Surveys. I also find that older people, who have had time to develop a network, bribe less. These results highlight the uphill nature of the battle against corruption faced by policy-makers in rapidly urbanizing countries with high fertility. I show that victims of (other) crimes bribe all types of public officials more than non-victims, and argue that both their victimization and bribery stem from a distrustful environment. | | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | | eng | | en_US |
| dc.publisher | | | | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | | IZA Discussion paper series 1179 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.jel | | D6 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.jel | | O1 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.jel | | K4 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.ddc | | 330 | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | networks | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | crime | | en_US |
| dc.subject.keyword | | corruption | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Korruption | | en_US |
| dc.subject.stw | | Vertrauen | | en_US |
| dc.title | | Trust and Bribery : The Role of the Quid Pro Quo and the Link with Crime | | en_US |
| dc.type | | Working Paper | | en_US |
| dc.identifier.ppn | | 389183512 | | en_US |
| dc.rights | | http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen | | - |
| Appears in Collections: | | IZA Discussion Papers, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA)
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