Accountability and Grand Corruption
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چکیده
We propose a model of political careers and electoral accountability in an environment which politicians may take bribes at different stages their politicians’ actions are only imperfectly observed by voters. show that the expectation promotion to higher office motivate some behave worse latest careers, setting off trade-off between providing incentives for good behavior lower levels selecting better office. Optimal rewards focus either on stamping out corruption or improving selection (JEL D72, D73, K42)
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1945-7669', '1945-7685']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/mic.20200186