Microeconomics of corruption based on behavioural economics
ISSN: 1359-0790
Article publication date: 22 May 2020
Issue publication date: 18 April 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to establish a microeconomics model of corruption based on the behavioural sciences.
Design/methodology/approach
The methodology is a practical exploration, first in the convergence of the economics of corruption and the behavioural sciences; based on these conclusions, the microeconomic model of corruption is formulated.
Findings
The paper concludes in a model of the microeconomics of corruption.
Research limitations/implications
There are no limitations in the model.
Practical implications
The practical implications are calculating the rent for corruption in the different scenarios.
Social implications
The social implications are knowing the income from corruption.
Originality/value
To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is original, and there is no microeconomics model of corruption formulated in the academic field, only in this work.
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Acknowledgements
The author is grateful to his university, University of Moron-Argentina. All the remaining errors are the author’s responsibility.
Citation
Monteverde, V.H. (2023), "Microeconomics of corruption based on behavioural economics", Journal of Financial Crime, Vol. 30 No. 3, pp. 716-727. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-03-2020-0043
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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