Dong Bin

This paper presents theoretical and empirical evidence on the nexus betweencorruption and democracy. We establish a political economy model where the effect of democracy on corruption is conditional on income distribution and property right...

We explore theoretically and empirically whether social interaction,including local and global interaction, influences the incidence of corruption. We first present an interaction-based model on corruption that predicts that the level of co...

In this study we explore in detail the causes of corruption in China using two different sets of data atthe regional level (provinces and cities). We observe that regions with more anti-corruption efforts, histories of British rule, higher ...

With complementary Chinese data sets and alternative corruption measures, we explore theconsequences of corruption. Adopting a novel approach we provide evidence that corruption can have both, positive and negative effects, on economic deve...

What happens if national legal laws or enforcements and social norms are no longer able to directlyregulate individual behaviour? According to our knowledge, not much empirical evidence has emerged answering such a seemingly simple question...

We argue that the decision to bribe bureaucrats depends on the frequency of corruption within a society. We provide a behavioral model to explain this conduct: engaging in corruption results in a disutility of guilt. This implies that peopl...

The paper explores whether a social learning model helps explain the observed conformity and compliance with social norms after the unification of Germany. We compare tax morale, (the willingness to pay taxes), between inhabitants of East a...

In recent years the topic of corruption has attracted a great deal of attention. However, there is still a lack of empirical evidence about the determinants of corruption at the micro level. Therefore we explore in detail the impact of poli...