Corruption and Technology-Induced Private Sector Development /

This paper asks whether corruption might be the outcome of a lack of outside options for public officials or civil servants. We propose an occupational choice model embedded in an agency framework to address the issue. We show that technology-induced private sector expansion leads to a decline in pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruhashyankiko, Jean-Francois
Other Authors: Yehoue, Etienne
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/198
Online Access:Full text available on IMF