Determinants of Willingness to Bribe: Micro Evidence from the Educational Sector in China

Liu Qijun () and Peng Yaping
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Liu Qijun: School of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Postal address: 1037, Luoyu Rd., Hongshan District, Wuhan, China
Peng Yaping: School of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2015, vol. 235, issue 2, 168-183

Abstract: We use a unique dataset based on reported direct personal bribes paid by arts students in China at examinations and in the college admissions process to study willingness to bribe. We find that individual willingness to bribe depends on personal characteristics rather than on the attributes of the admissions process at different colleges and universities. The perceived level of corruption, personal attitudes towards corruption, academic attainment, and the rank of a college are significant predictors of bribery. Based on self-reporting, students from middle-income families have a higher likelihood of engaging in bribery than students from poor or rich families. There are no significant gender differences in bribing behavior. We acknowledge and seek to account for the possibility of identity-confirming expressive behavior in the survey responses.

Keywords: Corruption; bribery; China; university admissions; university examinations; expressive behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1515/jbnst-2015-0205

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