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2011 ACRN Research Paper Contest Winners Announced!
We are very happy to announce the results of the 2011 ACRN Research Paper contest. This contest aims to give young scholars an opportunity to take up the challenge of filling important knowledge gaps, present innovative approaches for measuring and understanding corruption and showcase new findings on what works and what does not in tackling corruption. This year’s competition was intended for young scholars who are graduate students, post-doctoral fellows or scholars who have completed their PhDs within the last three years. The contest was made possible by the generous contributions of Transparency International, the Quality of Government Institute and the Institute for Security Studies.
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Looking Beyond the Incumbent: The Effects of Exposing Corruption on Electoral Outcomes
The authors of this paper probe the effects of information about corruption on electoral outcomes, focussing on how availability of such information influences voter participation and support for opposition parties. Building on existing research that shows that access to information serves as a mean to hold politicians accountable, the authors posit that while information about political corruption may indeed reduce support for corrupt incumbents, in certain conditions, it is also likely to decrease voter participation and support for political challengers.
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Symmetric vs. Asymmetric Punishment Regimes for Bribery
This paper presents a behavioural experiment designed to test the decision-making process around bribery according to punishment strategies. This experiment was conducted in Bonn and Shanghai with 192 students. In the vein of behavioural economics, the authors designed a lab experiment to investigate the effect of punishment regimes on bribery behaviours. Observing that two types of legal frameworks coexist for penalizing bribery, the authors question their relative effectiveness in preventing corruption. Symmetric punishment regimes are legal frameworks that equally penalize bribers and recipients, whereas asymmetric regimes tend to punish the recipient more harshly.
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Call for Papers
Citizens and Markets - Open Data, Open Government and Public Procurement
May 02, 2012 08:50 PM
As part of its global initiative "Citizens and Markets", Transparencia Mexicana, the Mexican national chapter of Transparency International, has announced a call for ...
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Call for Papers
Corruption at the Grassroots-level - Between Temptation, Norms, and Culture
Mar 05, 2012 02:34 PM
The macroeconomic correlates of corruption are well understood and well researched. Empirical evidence on the micro level, however, is still far from being exhaustive. ...
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Job Posting
Research Director - Edmond J. Safra Research Lab
Jan 23, 2012 02:40 PM
Working closely with the Center's Director, Lawrence Lessig, the Research Director will coordinate the work of the Edmond J. Safra Research Lab (the Lab) by identifying ...
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Call for Papers
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations
Jul 12, 2011 01:58 PM
African Journal of Political Science and International Relations (AJPSIR) is currently accepting manuscripts for publication. AJPSIR publishes rigorous theoretical ...
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Job Posting
ODI Research Fellow - Evaluation and Impact Assessment
Apr 13, 2011 05:38 PM
ODI's Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme is seeking a Research Fellow to develop an important stream of work on cost effective and widely replicable ...
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