Corruption and the Distortion of Law Enforcement Effort
Posted: 26 Apr 2010
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Corruption and the Distortion of Law Enforcement Effort
American Law and Economics Review, 2010, U Illinois Law & Economics Research Paper No. LE09-027
Number of pages: 25
Posted: 19 Oct 2009
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Date Written: spring 2010
Abstract
We consider the distortions that corruption generates in law enforcement. Corruption dilutes deterrence, and hence the government needs to adjust law enforcement activities appropriately. We argue that this distortion is not the only one taking place. A misalignment of goals between the government and the enforcers results in another set of agency costs by which activities that put enforcers in direct contact with criminals increase at the cost of other law enforcement activities. The paper discusses the implications of both distortions.
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Echazu, Luciana and Garoupa, Nuno, Corruption and the Distortion of Law Enforcement Effort (spring 2010). American Law and Economics Review, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 162-180, 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1593917 or http://dx.doi.org/ahp020
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