Measuring Corruption: The Experiences of Different Countries in Disentangling Its Main Aspects

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Corruption encompasses a wide range of behaviors and phenomena. There can be active and passive corruption, in both public and private sectors, in relation to administrative and political operations, and at the high and low levels of government (grand vs petty corruption). International efforts have been deployed, focusing on these different aspects of corruption and aiming to measure these phenomena. Although this is still a challenging task, in the last few years, more and more countries have started to develop specific instruments to quantitatively measure corruption. Large-scale surveys have been carried out around the world and have improved not only the understanding of corrupt practices and its extent but also enabled a more accurate and reliable assessment of this issue. This panel gathers some international existing practices in this regard, allowing the panelists to share the experiences and obstacles encountered at the national level, and to discuss future directions in developing more thorough and efficient tools to measure corruption.

Sub Unit

• Area II. Types of Offending and Victimization / 25. Organized Crime and Corruption

Individual Presentations

• Measuring the Proceeds of Corruption and the Laundering Thereof - Michael Levi, Cardiff University

• Corruption Risks in Public Services: The Results of the National Survey on Governmental Quality 2013 in Mexico - Oscar Jaimes, National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI-Mexico); Edgar Vielma, National Institute of Statistics and Geography INEGI-Mexico

• Piloting a Tool for the Analysis of Anticorruption Enforcement at the Institutional Level - Alexander Stoyanov, Center for the Study of Democracy

• Assessing the Areas of Vulnerability for Swiss Firms in International Business Activities: The Swiss Survey on Bribery and Corruption as an Evidence-Based Oortrait - Giang Ly Isenring, University of St. Gallen; Giulia Mugellini, University of St. Gallen; Martin Killias, Killias Research & Consulting, Switzerland

Chair

• Giulia Mugellini, University of St. Gallen

Discussant

• Giang Ly Isenring, University of St. Gallen