Detecting Corruption: Evidence from a World Bank project in Kenya

Jean Ensminger and Jetson Leder-Luis

World Development, 2025, vol. 188, issue C

Abstract: Corruption is a major problem in development aid, in part because areas with the greatest need for development assistance often have weak governance. In these environments, traditional anti-fraud measures such as audits or criminal enforcement are limited in their effectiveness. Moreover, aid organizations face incentives to downplay bad outcomes for fear of alienating donors, which has led to the suppression of negative findings related to development aid fraud.

Keywords: Development aid; Fraud; Detection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C49 D73 H83 M42 O22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2024.106858

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