EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF CORRUPTION AND ANTI-CORRUPTION MEASURES - WHERE ARE WE AND WHERE ARE WE GOING?

An empirical analysis of corruption is difficult due to its illicit nature. During the last two decades, research focused mainly on econometric studies based on corruption perception data. While these studies have contributed to our understanding of the phenomenon, they face limitations with respect to the possibility of establishing causalities and understanding corrupt or ethical decision-making. This contribution reviews the economic, political, psychological and organisational literature that applies experimental methods to analyse corrupt behaviour and to test anti-corruption mechanisms. The principal results of this literature are presented and discussed in order to provide an entry point for further research.