Becker Stigler (1974) - Law Enforcement Malfeasance And The Compensation Of Enforcers

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Has article title Law Enforcement Malfeasance And The Compensation Of Enforcers
Has author Becker Stigler
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Becker, G. and G. Stigler (1974), Law Enforcement, Malfeasance, and the Compensation of Enforcers, Journal of Legal Studies 3, 1-19. pdf

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A government is designing a wage scheme to deter corruption in a two period game. The government can choose a period 1 and period 2 wage. The benefit of bribing is [math]b[/math] and the probability of being caught is [math]p[/math].

Authors solve for optimal wages to deter bribing. Note that this can be costly, but recouped by using entrance fees.