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Chapter 8 Using Field Experiments to Understand Information as an Antidote to Corruption

New Advances in Experimental Research on Corruption

ISBN: 978-1-78052-784-0, eISBN: 978-1-78052-785-7

Publication date: 15 June 2012

Abstract

In observational data, access to information is associated with lower levels of corruption. This chapter reviews a small but growing body of work that uses field experiments to explore the mechanisms behind this relationship. We present a typology for understanding this research based on the type of corruption being addressed (political vs. bureaucratic), the mechanism for accountability (retrospective vs. prospective), and the nature of the information provided (factual vs. prescriptive). We describe some of the tradeoffs involved in design decisions for such experiments and suggest directions for future research.

Citation

Winters, M.S., Testa, P. and Fredrickson, M.M. (2012), "Chapter 8 Using Field Experiments to Understand Information as an Antidote to Corruption", Serra, D. and Wantchekon, L. (Ed.) New Advances in Experimental Research on Corruption (Research in Experimental Economics, Vol. 15), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 213-246. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0193-2306(2012)0000015010

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