Corruption and Development

The causes of corruption: a cross-national study

2000 • 3,865 citations

Estimating the Value of Political Connections

2001 • 2,897 citations

Economic Development Through Bureaucratic Corruption

1964 • 2,464 citations

Rents, Competition, and Corruption

1999 • 1,809 citations

Eight Questions about Corruption

2005 • 1,654 citations

Are corruption and taxation really harmful to growth? Firm level evidence

2006 • 1,435 citations

Bureaucratic structure and bureaucratic performance in less developed countries

2000 • 1,197 citations

Who Must Pay Bribes and How Much? Evidence from a Cross Section of Firms

2003 • 1,017 citations

Reversal of Fortune: Geography and Institutions in the Making of the Modern World Income Distribution

2001 • 733 citations

Bureaucratic corruption and the rate of temptation: do wages in the civil service affect corruption, and by how much?

2001 • 656 citations

Obtaining a Driver's License in India: An Experimental Approach to Studying Corruption

2007 • 484 citations

Corruption and Trust: Theoretical Considerations and Evidence From Mexico

2010 • 450 citations

Indignation or Resignation: The Implications of Transparency for Societal Accountability

2013 • 428 citations

Putting a Band-Aid on a Corpse: Incentives for Nurses in the Indian Public Health Care System

2008 • 419 citations

Do Lenders Favor Politically Connected Firms? Rent Provision in an Emerging Financial Market

2004 • 392 citations

Does Corruption Affect Income Inequality and Poverty?

1998 • 297 citations

Myths and Realities of Governance and Corruption

2005 • 239 citations

Public sector pay and corruption: Measuring bribery from micro data

2007 • 231 citations

The Political Economy of Government Responsiveness: Theory and Evidence from India

2002 • 226 citations

Corruption Dynamics: The Golden Goose Effect

2013 • 197 citations

Fighting Corruption to Improve Schooling: Evidence from a Newspaper Campaign in Uganda

2005 • 167 citations

License To Sell: The Effect Of Business Registration Reform On Entrepreneurial Activity In Mexico

2008 • 102 citations

Disclosure by Politicians

2009 • 83 citations

Why Not a Political Coase Theorem? Social Conflict, Commitment and Politics

2002 • 80 citations

Corruption and Policy Reform

2013 • 50 citations

How Corruption Hits People When They are Down

2006 • 15 citations

Motivating Politicians: The Impacts of Monetary Incentives on Quality and Performance

2008 • 5 citations

Government Failure and Government Intervention

1999 • 1 citations