Power over prosecutors corrupts politicians: cross country evidence using a new indicator

It is hypothesized that prosecution agencies that are dependent on the executive have less incentives to prosecute crimes committed by government members which, in turn, increases their incentives to commit such crimes. Here, this hypothesis is put to an empirical test focusing on a particular kind...

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Main Authors: Aaken, Anne van (Author) , Feld, Lars P. (Author) , Voigt, Stefan (Author)
Format: Book/Monograph Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Marburg Univ., Dep. of Business Administration & Economics 2008
Series:Joint discussion paper series in economics 2008,01
In: Joint discussion paper series in economics (2008,01)

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Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb02/makro/forschung/magkspapers/01-2008_voigt.pdf
Download aus dem Internet, Stand 07.08.2009, Volltext: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/30097
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Author Notes:Anne van Aaken; Lars P. Feld; Stefan Voigt
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Power over prosecutors corrupts politicians: cross country evidence using a new indicator by Aaken, Anne van (Author) , Feld, Lars P. (Author) , Voigt, Stefan (Author) ,


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