Corruption and the Rate of Temptation : Do Low Wages in the Civil Service Cause Corruption?

This paper develops and tests two efficiency wage models of corruption in the civil service. Under fair wage models, civil service wages are an important determinant of corruption. Under shirking models, the level of wages is of secondary importance, as potential bribes dwarf wage income. The empiri...

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Autor corporatiu: International Monetary Fund
Format: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicat: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997.
Col·lecció:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/073
Accés en línia:Full text available on IMF