Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
No 564: On the Cultural Transmission of Corruption
Esther Hauk () and María Sáez-Martí ()
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Esther Hauk: Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Postal: ES-08005 Barcelona, Spain
María Sáez-Martí: The Research Institute of Industrial Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 55665, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: We provide a cultural explanation to the phenomenon of corruption in the framework of an overlapping generations model with intergenerational transmission of values. We show that the economy has two steady states with different levels of corruption. The driving force in the equilibrium selection process is the education effort exerted by parents which depends on the distribution of ethics in the population and on expectations about future policies. We propose some policy interventions which via parents' efforts have long-lasting effects on corruption and show the success of intensive education campaigns. Educating the young is a key element in reducing corruption successfully
Keywords: Corruption; Cultural Transmission; Education; Ethics
25 pages, October 3, 2001
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