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Bribery is largely subject to circumstance: study
A bribery experiment involving people from 18 countries reveals that the phenomenon is largely subject to circumstance
A year-long experiment was conducted at the self-service checkouts of a supermarket chain in Modena and Ferrara in Italy to test whether there was any link between corruption scandals and how honest consumers were with their shopping. Analyzing data from random checks on the supermarket carts, the researchers found that the probability of not declaring all the purchases increased by 16% to 30% after a local corruption scandal made headlines. According to Fernando Jiménez, professor at the University of Murcia where he co-directs the Chair of Good Governance and Public Integrity, in order to explain corruption, you need to factor in the institutional aspect.
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