Bribery, corruption and bureaucratic hassle: Evidence from Myanmar

Aspects of bureaucratic corruption

This review attempts to identify treatments of corruption that draw upon characteristics of underdevelopment either as causes or as consequences. It focuses on three aspects of corruption in developing economies: red tape, rent-seeking, and the abundance of intermediaries. Red tape is presented as arising from differences in abilityto-pay and willingness-to-pay, which is a consequence of incomp...

Bribery and the Nature of Corruption

Bureaucratic Corruption and Endogenous Economic Growth

There appears to be significant diversity in the incidence of bureaucratic corruption across countries at different stages of economic development and under different political and economic regimes. Little theoretical or empirical analysis has been offered, however, on the link between corruption, government, and growth. The paper attempts to fill the void through equilibrium models of endogeno...

Bribery and Identity: Evidence from Sudan

Using a unique dataset we are able to examine the determinants of identities in Sudan. We find that identification in Sudan is high and that there is little evidence that such identities compete with one another. In terms of socio-economic variables, poorer people tend to have greater identification. Tribal identification declines with the level of education, as does identity with religion and ...

The Twin Faces of Judicial Corruption: Extortion and Bribery