Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption

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Ritva Reinikka

The World Bank

Jakob Svensson

Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES); Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Date Written: June 2003

Abstract

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.

This paper - a product of Public Services, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to measure and explain corruption at micro level and to explore its effects on service delivery.

Suggested Citation

Reinikka, Ritva and Svensson, Jakob, Survey Techniques to Measure and Explain Corruption (June 2003). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=636433

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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