Different sources for different kinds of corruption

• In Event: The symbiotic correlation between crime and corruption: a statistical perspective.

Abstract

The measurement of corruption in public administration, as also acknowledged by the United Nations Framework for Measuring Corruption, has so far included the development of risk indicators related to public procurement, and the detection of corruption episodes as reported by users. These two methods serve different purposes. While the first aims to map the risks of corporate corruption, the second seeks to capture the extent of so-called "petty corruption." It is rare for these two phenomena to be analyzed in relation to one another. Thanks to the results from the corruption module of the Italian victimization survey conducted by Istat, we now have the opportunity to relate the two phenomena at the regional level and compare them with reported corruption cases.

Authors

• alberto violante, Italian Statistical Institute

• Isabella Corazziari, ISTAT

• Francesco Turetta, La Sapienza University