Transparency and Corruption: Evidence from India

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Leonid Peisakhin
ISPS ID: 
P08-008
Date: 
July 1, 2007 through August 1, 2008
Status: 
In press
Location details: 
Asia - India
Context: 
Government corruption
Planning document / hypotheses: 
Experimental hypotheses: (1) recourse to FOIA is an effective and free alternative to bribe payment, and (2) those who do not bribe or do not seek recourse to FOIA will not receive the service.
Sample size: 
Two experiments: (1) middle class confederates: 60, and (2) urban poor confederates: 61.
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Last updated: 
April 22, 2011