Arbeitspapier
Perception vs. Experience: Explaining Differences in Corruption Measures Using Microdata
Understanding corruption is at the heart of treating the dysfunctionality of many countries' public sectors. Yet, most corruption research suffers from one common problem: There is no "objective" measure of public-sector corruption for a cross-section of countries. Most studies on the determinants or the effects of corruption rely on indicators of corruption perception. In recent years, a second type of indicator reflecting stated experiences with bribery has become available. If corruption perception is primarily informed by experience with corruption, these two types of indicators should be very highly correlated. In fact, they are not. This paper deals with the divergence between these two types of corruption indicators. We examine the variation in individual corruption perception that cannot be explained by individual corruption experience alone. We find that both respondent characteristics and country characteristics affect corruption perception beyond what can be explained by individuals' first-hand experience of corruption. Some of these biases may force us to reevaluate results of corruption research that is based on perception data, as well as the anti-corruption policies designed after these results.
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 8027
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs: General
Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
- Thema
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corruption experience
corruption measurement
corruption perception
governance indicators
institutional quality
subjective indicators
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Gutmann, Jerg
Padovano, Fabio
Voigt, Stefan
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
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Munich
- (wann)
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2019
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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20.09.2024, 08:20 MESZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Gutmann, Jerg
- Padovano, Fabio
- Voigt, Stefan
- Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
Entstanden
- 2019
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