The Silence of Corruption : Identifying Underreporting of Business Corruption through Randomized Response Techniques
Research on the economic consequences of corruption has been hampered by the inability to directly measure corruption. Using an innovative methodology that allows respondents to report individual experiences with corruption while minimizing self-in...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110621120150 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3459 |
| Summary: | Research on the economic consequences of
corruption has been hampered by the inability to directly
measure corruption. Using an innovative methodology that
allows respondents to report individual experiences with
corruption while minimizing self-incrimination and an
objective diagnostic to evaluate lying (false responses),
this paper explores the extent of business corruption in
Bangladesh. The analysis shows that traditional measures of
corruption underreport the extent of business corruption in
Bangladesh and existing strategies to evaluate and elicit
truthful responses have limited effectiveness. The authors
identify the types of firms that are associated with false
responses and nonresponses to survey questions on corruption. |
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