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One of my econ profs proposed legalizing the payment of solicited bribes in India [1]. So if an official solicits a bribe, you pay it, then can immediately rep
by smallnamespace 6y ago
One of my econ profs proposed legalizing the payment of solicited bribes in India [1].
So if an official solicits a bribe, you pay it, then can immediately report them with no legal repercussions. This removes the incentive to hide corruption and let it fester.
This also strongly discourages people from asking for bribes in the first place.
[1] https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/50335.html https://ideas.repec.org/p/pra/mprapa/50335.html
- lovecg 6y agoAt first this didn’t make much sense to me as the incentive to protect the official is still there — you’re getting something you want, so why ruin it? But reading the abstract it’s referring to a specific kind of a bribe — where you have to pay to get something you’re entitled to anyway (under a threat of unnecessary delays for example). I doubt it would have much of an effect on another kind of bribe where there’s discretion and you’re getting something you might not otherwise get at all (as is the case in the article).