Anti-corruption regulation against multinational corporations in developed countries can increase the local economic benefits of natural resource extraction for African communities
Family ties to non-elected bureaucrats distort public employment outcomes, and standard anti-nepotism policies are ineffective at preventing their negative influence
The nonrandom assignment of import declarations to inspectors is associated with corruption and lost tax revenues, but interventions to combat this must be carefully monitored
Providing performance feedback on delays in public service delivery speeds up bureaucrats, but faster delivery does not decrease corruption. Instead, positive feedback to well-performing bureaucrats worsens corruption.