期刊名称:Cardiff Economics Working Papers / Cardiff University, Cardiff Business School
印刷版ISSN:1749-6101
出版年度:2017
期号:11
语种:English
出版社:Cardiff University
摘要:I model the connection between the equilibrium bribe amount and the fines imposed on both bribe-taker and bribe-payer. I show that Basu’s (2011) proposal to lower the fines imposed on bribe-payers in order to induce more whistleblowing and increase the probability of penalizing corrupt government officials might instead increase bribe amounts. Higher expected fines on bribe-takers will make them charge larger bribes; at the same time, lowering fines for bribe-paying might increase bribe-payers’ willingness to pay bribes.