Culture and corruption: An experimental comparison of cultural patterns on the corruption propensity in Poland and Russia

The development of effective anti-corruption measures relies on a sound understanding underlying country-specific cultural patterns corruption. However, finding these faces the problem ecological fallacies when tracing back results comparative macro-studies to national level or using ex-post explanations for variances in experimental research designs. Thus, we ask how can explain country differences propensity act corrupt without neglecting aforementioned problems. Based institutional theory, model path-dependent at macro, meso and micro levels promoting Poland Russia. data gathered from students Russia show that extent which legal nihilism ethical dualism are institutionalized macro level, as well factors gender-specific socialization studying law, has significant effect corrupt.