Universität Passau
36309 Seminar: The Economics of Corruption (September 2023) - Details
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Untertitel
Veranstaltungsnummer 36309
Semester SoSe 23
Aktuelle Anzahl der Teilnehmenden 15
erwartete Teilnehmendenanzahl 30
Heimat-Einrichtung Lehrstuhl f. Volkswirtschaftslehre mit Schwerpunkt Wirtschaftstheorie
beteiligte Einrichtungen Graduiertenzentrum
Veranstaltungstyp Seminar in der Kategorie Lehre (ohne Prüfung)
Erster Termin So., 24.09.2023 08:00 - 19:00 Uhr, Ort: (JUR) HS 14
Art/Form
Voraussetzungen
Knowledge in microeconomics and institutional economics is strongly recommended.
Interest in experimental economics and game theory is helpful.
Lernorganisation
Students must work through 3-hours of lectures that are supplied as pre-recorded videos, to be found in the "video"-section. The slides can be found in the "Dateien"-section on StudIP. Students must prove their understanding of this material in an introductory online-exam in the form of a single-choice test. The test takes place on Sep 18. The exam must be passed for being accepted to the subsequent workshop, which is conducted as a face-to-face event.

Guest presentations, case studies, games and simulations are core ingredients of the face-to-face part of the course. These motivate and guide participants in developing their own experiment. This development and subsequent implementation is deepened by help of group-work. Groups jointly develop, design and run an experiment related to corruption and present the findings briefly in the plenary. Each individual participant then submits a final report on the findings. The deadline for the reports will be announced during the workshop.
Leistungsnachweis
For 7 ECTS Portfolio exam (Master IEB, DS and other programs): 15 points introductory online-exam (20 minutes), 25 points (40 minutes) for a final test and 60 points short report (5,000 characters) on the research findings from the group work, where the own contribution to the group work is explained.

For 10 ECTS Portfolio exam (Master Governance only!):
15 points introductory online-exam (20 minutes), 20 points (40 minutes) for a final test and 55 points short report (5,000 characters) on the research findings from the group work, where the own contribution is explained, 10 points home assignment (8,000 characters) on a topic about anti-corruption.
SWS
2+2
Literatur
Lambsdorff, j. Graf (2007), "The New Institutional Economics of Corruption and Reform: Theory, Evidence and Policy". Cambridge University Press.
Lambsdorff, J. Graf (2009),The Organization of Anticorruption - Getting Incentives Right. In: Corruption, Global Security, and World Order, ed. by R. Rotberg, (The Brooking Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 2009): 389-415.
Lambsdorff, J. Graf (2015), Preventing Corruption by Promoting Trust - Insights from Behavioral Science. University of Passau, Version: Diskussionsbeitrag Nr. V-69-15 (Volkswirtschaftliche Reihe der Passauer Diskussionspapiere).
Turnus
Blocked course, starting prior to the winter semester, every 2 semesters.
Qualifikationsziele
Understand the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), including its limitations; Consider results from field studies and their relationships to the CPI.
Comprehend how corrupt actors enforce their deals and avoid being cheated, including the role played by kompromat, trust, reputation, intermediaries and vertical integration.
Understand the role played reciprocity as a method for enforcing corrupt deals. Investigate how gift-limit rules, leniency, punishing abuse of functions and nullity impact corrupt behavior.
Attain comprehension on the behavioral contribution to anti-corruption, including the role played by nudges. Gain an understanding of the interplay between control and intrinsic motivation.
Workload
Online-Videos: Required total time = 30 hrs., Self-work time 60 hrs. for preparing introductory exam and final exam.
Face-to-face event: 60 hours, Writing of report 60 hrs.

Calculation is based on the workload for 7 ECTS (210 hrs.).
Sonstiges
2 guest lectures will be included.
ECTS-Punkte
7

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Kommentar/Beschreibung

The course introduces into the economic analysis of corruption, defined as the misuse of public power for private benefit. A focus is put on institutional, behavioral and experimental economics, seeking to address how citizens behave and how officials react to corrupt incentives and sanctions.
Approaches to reform, particularly based on the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), are critically discussed and confronted with behavioral insights. Topics covered embrace the 4-eyes principle, Abuse of Office, Corruption Perceptions Index, Debarment, Diffusion of Responsibility, Limiting Discretion, Illicit Enrichment, Intermediaries, Intrinsic Motivation, Job Rotation, Leniency, Nullity of the Basic Contract, Procurement, Separation of Functions and the Tone at the Top.