Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption

Reinikka and Svensson demonstrate that, with appropriate survey methods and interview techniques, it is possible to collect quantitative micro-level data on corruption. Public expenditure tracking surveys, service provider surveys, and enterprise s...

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Main Authors:	Reinikka, Ritva, Svensson, Jakob
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	SURVEYS CORRUPTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTERPRISES SCHOOLS FIRMS FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT HEALTH CARE BUREAUCRACY PAYROLL ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITING BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BRIBERY BUDGET DECISIONS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUSINESS DECISIONS CASH FLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT CLINICS CORRUPTION DATA COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY DATA CREDIBILITY DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION SECTOR ELECTORAL RULES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FIGURES FISCAL FOREIGN AID FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROWTH PERFORMANCE HEALTH POLICY HOSPITALS INCOME INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS LEARNING LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POLITICIANS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MIGRATION OUTREACH PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PROCESS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE DATA RADIO REGULATORY SYSTEM SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SICK LEAVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TAXATION TEACHERS UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY WORKERS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2390973/survey-techniques-measure-explain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18164

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spelling	okr-10986-181642021-04-23T14:03:41Z Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption Reinikka, Ritva Svensson, Jakob SURVEYS CORRUPTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTERPRISES SCHOOLS FIRMS FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE BUREAUCRACY PAYROLL ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITING BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BRIBERY BUDGET DECISIONS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS DECISIONS CASH FLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT CLINICS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION DATA COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY DATA CREDIBILITY DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION SECTOR ELECTORAL RULES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FIGURES FISCAL FOREIGN AID FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROWTH PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOSPITALS INCOME INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS LEARNING LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POLITICIANS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MIGRATION OUTREACH PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PROCESS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE DATA RADIO REGULATORY SYSTEM SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SICK LEAVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TAXATION TEACHERS UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY WORKERS Reinikka and Svensson demonstrate that, with appropriate survey methods and interview techniques, it is possible to collect quantitative micro-level data on corruption. Public expenditure tracking surveys, service provider surveys, and enterprise surveys are highlighted with several applications. While often broader in scope, these surveys permit measurement of corruption at the level of individual agents, such as schools, health clinics, or firms. They also permit the study of mechanisms responsible for corruption, including leakage of funds and bribery, as data on corruption can be combined with other data collected in these surveys. 2014-05-05T19:47:38Z 2014-05-05T19:47:38Z 2003-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2390973/survey-techniques-measure-explain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18164 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3071 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	SURVEYS CORRUPTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTERPRISES SCHOOLS FIRMS FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE BUREAUCRACY PAYROLL ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITING BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BRIBERY BUDGET DECISIONS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS DECISIONS CASH FLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT CLINICS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION DATA COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY DATA CREDIBILITY DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION SECTOR ELECTORAL RULES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FIGURES FISCAL FOREIGN AID FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROWTH PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOSPITALS INCOME INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS LEARNING LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POLITICIANS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MIGRATION OUTREACH PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PROCESS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE DATA RADIO REGULATORY SYSTEM SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SICK LEAVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TAXATION TEACHERS UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY WORKERS
spellingShingle	SURVEYS CORRUPTION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES SERVICE PROVIDERS ENTERPRISES SCHOOLS FIRMS FUNDS INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT PUBLIC EXPENDITURES HEALTH CARE BUREAUCRACY PAYROLL ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ANTICORRUPTION AUDITING BASIC EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES BRIBERY BUDGET DECISIONS BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONS BUREAUCRACY BUSINESS DECISIONS CASH FLOWS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CITIES CITIZENS CIVIL LIBERTIES CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY INVOLVEMENT CLINICS CORRUPTION CORRUPTION DATA COUNTRY AVERAGES COUNTRY CHARACTERISTICS COUNTRY DATA CREDIBILITY DATA COLLECTION DATA SOURCES DECENTRALIZATION DISTRICTS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC POLICIES EDUCATION SECTOR ELECTORAL RULES EMPLOYMENT ENTERPRISE SURVEYS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FIGURES FISCAL FOREIGN AID FOREIGN POLICY FOREIGN TRADE GENERAL PRACTITIONERS GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT RESOURCES GOVERNMENT'S BUDGET GROWTH PERFORMANCE HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICY HOSPITALS INCOME INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS INTENDED BENEFICIARIES INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRANSFERS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS LEARNING LEGAL INSTITUTIONS LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS LOCAL POLITICIANS MEASURING GOVERNANCE MIGRATION OUTREACH PARENTS PHYSICIANS POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PROCESS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC FUNDS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SERVICE PUBLIC SERVICE PROVISION PUBLIC SPENDING PUBLIC SUPPORT QUANTITATIVE DATA RADIO REGULATORY SYSTEM SCHOOLS SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS SICK LEAVE TAX EXEMPTIONS TAXATION TEACHERS UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY WORKERS Reinikka, Ritva Svensson, Jakob Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3071
description	Reinikka and Svensson demonstrate that, with appropriate survey methods and interview techniques, it is possible to collect quantitative micro-level data on corruption. Public expenditure tracking surveys, service provider surveys, and enterprise surveys are highlighted with several applications. While often broader in scope, these surveys permit measurement of corruption at the level of individual agents, such as schools, health clinics, or firms. They also permit the study of mechanisms responsible for corruption, including leakage of funds and bribery, as data on corruption can be combined with other data collected in these surveys.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Reinikka, Ritva Svensson, Jakob
author_facet	Reinikka, Ritva Svensson, Jakob
author_sort	Reinikka, Ritva
title	Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
title_short	Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
title_full	Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
title_fullStr	Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
title_full_unstemmed	Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption
title_sort	survey techniques to measure and explain corruption
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/06/2390973/survey-techniques-measure-explain-corruption http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18164
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