An experimental inquiry into the effect of yardstick competition on corruption

This study reports theory-testing laboratory experiments on the effect of yardstick competition on corruption. The results reveal that on the incumbent's side, yardstick competition acts as a corruption-taming mechanism only if the incumbent politician is female. On the voter's side, voters focus on...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Viceisza, Angelino
Format:	Artículo preliminar
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Food Policy Research Institute 2008
Subjects:	corruption experimentation social protection institutions politics taxes
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160690