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Ajay Shenoy
Ajay Shenoy is an Assistant Professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz and an affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA). He studies economic development, production, and political economy. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in mathematics and political science from the University of Connecticut.
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Are transparency and accountability enough? Open corruption and why it exists
While India’s federal anti-corruption ombudsmen have just taken up their work, awareness of the complexity of corruption is growing. This article studies whether highly accountable Indian village council presidents favour their own households while making observable allocations of public works jobs. It finds that corruption can exist even when it is visible and punishable, plausibly because it serves as a reward for efforts put into programme implementation.
