Corruption perceptions vs. corruption reality

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 950-964

  Olken, Benjamin A ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Corruption; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649443817     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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