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Corruption and Transparency in a Growth Model

Ellis, Christopher J.; Fender, John (University of Oregon, Dept. of Economics, 2003-06-10)

We develop a Ramsey type model of economic growth in which the "Engine of Growth" is public capital accumulation. Public capital is a public good, and is financed by taxes on private output. The government may either use ...
Corruption, Decentralization and Yardstick Competition

Ellis, Christopher J.; Dincer, Oguzhan C., 1969- (University of Oregon, Dept of Economics, 2005-03-01)

Several empirical studies have found a negative relationship between corruption and the decentralization of the powers to tax and spend. In this paper we explain this phenomenon using a model of Yardstick Competition. ...
A Critique of the International Anti-Corruption Debate: Lessons From El Salvador and Pakistan

Johnson, William (University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)

Corruption is an age-old problem that affects every society, government, and institution. In recent decades it has received considerable attention from scholars, development experts, and global policy-makers, and ...
Media and Public Opinion: Case Study Comparison of the Mensalão and Petrolão Corruption Scandals in Brazil

Mello, Ana Sofia (University of Oregon, 2017)

This thesis explores the conditions under which corruption scandals generate large-scale public backlash using a comparative case study of the Mensalão and Petrolão corruption scandals in Brazil. Drawing on public opinion ...