scholarly journals Corruption Dynamics: The Golden Goose Effect

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 230-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Niehaus ◽  
Sandip Sukhtankar
Keyword(s):  
Survey Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Theoretical Work ◽  
Efficiency Wages ◽  
Wage Increase ◽  
Household Survey Data ◽  
Employment Guarantee ◽  
Employment Guarantee Scheme ◽  
Total Impact

Theoretical work on disciplining corrupt agents has emphasized the role of expected future rents—for example, efficiency wages. Yet taken seriously this approach implies that illicit future rents should also deter corruption. We study this “golden goose” effect in the context of a statutory wage increase in India's employment guarantee scheme, comparing official microrecords to original household survey data to measure corruption. We estimate large golden goose effects that reduced the total impact of the wage increase on theft by roughly 64 percent. In short, rent expectations matter. (JEL D73, D82, H83, J41, K42, O17, O21)

Role of Education in Cigarette Smoking: An Analysis of Malaysian Household Survey Data

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew K.G. Tan ◽  
Steven T. Yen ◽  
Rodolfo M. Nayga, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Cigarette Smoking ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Survey Data

Queens of the Desert: Convictism and Marital Attitudes across Australia

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 ◽  
pp. 457-462
Author(s):  
Victoria Baranov ◽  
Ralph De Haas ◽  
Pauline Grosjean
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Spatial Variation ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Same Sex Marriage ◽  
Founder Populations ◽  
Household Survey Data ◽  
Combined Data

We merge data on spatial variation in the presence of convicts across eighteenth and nineteenth century Australia with results from the country's 2017 poll on same-sex marriage and with household survey data. These combined data allow us to identify the lasting impact of convict colonization on social norms about marriage. We find that in areas with higher historical convict concentrations, more Australians recently voted in favor of same-sex marriage and hold liberal views about marriage more generally. Our results highlight how founder populations can have lasting effects on locally held social norms.

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