5 The Costs of Corruption

Lecture

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Reading

Mauro, Paolo (1995). “Corruption and Growth.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110(3), 681–712. (PDF EN/ES) Required.

Hunt, Jennifer (2007). “How Corruption Hits People When They Are Down.” Journal of Development Economics, 84(2), 574–589. (PDF EN/ES) Recommended. Presentation by Amy E. N.

Olken, Benjamin A. (2007). “Monitoring Corruption: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Indonesia.” Journal of Political Economy, 115(2), 200–249. (PDF EN/ES) Recommended. Presentation by Daniel D. S.

Fisman, Raymond, and Jakob Svensson (2007). “Are Corruption and Taxation Really Harmful to Growth? Firm-Level Evidence.” Journal of Development Economics, 83(1), 63–75. (PDF EN/ES) Recommended.