Corruption

When delivered by a single donor, development aid appears to curtail corruption. However, under donor fragmentation, these benefits are significantly diminished.

Can discretion in corrupt bureaucracies reward talent? Evidence from Pakistan’s civil service suggests merit can prevail—when incentives align.

When governments harness public budget data and machine learning, they can better predict the incidence of local government corruption.

Computerising customs at Colombia’s major ports boosted trade, reduced corruption, improved firm performance, and increased tax collections.

Annual capacity payments to private power producers are six times higher than Pakistan’s annual healthcare budget, yet nearly half of the power capacity remains unused. What explains this phenomenon?

Political manipulation in India's electricity sector, involving illicit subsidies to constituents of the ruling party, results in staggering efficiency losses.

Government real estate allocations to judges tilt the scales of justice in Pakistan's courtrooms

Political party turnover in a local election increased completion times of real estate projects in Mumbai

A radio campaign highlighting the costs of vote buying drew close to 3 million votes away from vote-buying parties