Research Projects

The Edmond J. Safra Research Lab is currently conducting a five year project to study institutional corruption. The Lab currently supports a large number of projects that investigate the nature of institutional corruption through a variety of different contexts.

Varieties of Corruption and the Architecture of Public Trust

Corruption poses two distinct dangers. First, it may prevent institutions from serving their proper ends, as happens when a bribe leads an inspector to overlook a dangerous violation. Second, perceptions of corruption can lead to a lack of trust in institutions themselves, further undermining their public value. Combating corruption, however, is easier said than done. Corruption can take many different forms, depending on the industry or context, and strategies of oversight can sometime be more costly than corruption itself.... Read more about Varieties of Corruption and the Architecture of Public Trust

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