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Does Respondent Reticence Affect the Results of Corruption Surveys? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorClausen, Bianca
dc.contributor.authorKraay, Aart
dc.contributor.authorMurrell, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:41:49Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:41:49Z
dc.date.issued2010-09-01
dc.description.abstractA potential concern with survey-based data on corruption is that respondents may not be fully candid in their responses to sensitive questions. If reticent respondents are less likely to admit to involvement in corrupt acts, and if the proportion of reticent respondents varies across groups of interest, comparisons of reported corruption across those groups can be misleading. This paper implements a variant on random response techniques that allows for identification of reticent respondents in the World Bank s Enterprise Survey for Nigeria fielded in 2008 and 2009. The authors find that 13.1 percent of respondents are highly likely to be reticent, and that these reticent respondents admit to sensitive acts at a significantly lower rate than possibly candid respondents when survey questions are worded in a way that implies personal wrongdoing on the part of the respondent.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5415
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3900
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5415
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCURATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPERATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS TAXES
dc.subjectBUSINESSES
dc.subjectCERTIFICATION
dc.subjectCHANGE
dc.subjectCLAIM
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPT ACTS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION SURVEY
dc.subjectCORRUPTION SURVEYS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectDEPENDENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectELECTRONIC DEVICE
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectFIGURES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectGOOD GOVERNANCE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
dc.subjectINDIRECT QUESTIONS
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectJUDGMENT
dc.subjectJURISDICTIONS
dc.subjectLARGE FIRMS
dc.subjectLEVERAGES
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLISTENING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectMARKET SHARE
dc.subjectOPINIONS
dc.subjectPERCEPTIONS
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPROTOCOL
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRE
dc.subjectQUESTIONNAIRES
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRANKING
dc.subjectRECONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSAMPLE SELECTION
dc.subjectSAMPLE SIZE
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSURVEY DATA
dc.subjectSURVEY DESIGN
dc.subjectSURVEY QUESTIONS
dc.subjectSURVEYING
dc.subjectTELEPHONE
dc.subjectTELEPHONE CONNECTION
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleDoes Respondent Reticence Affect the Results of Corruption Surveys? Evidence from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for Nigeriaen
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okr.crossref.titleDoes respondent reticence affect the results of corruption surveys ? evidence from the world bank enterprise survey for Nigeria
okr.date.disclosure2010-09-01
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5415
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.sectorEducation :: Primary education
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Macroeconomics & Growth (DECMG)
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