Determinantes de la propensión a comportamientos corruptos: un análisis experimental con mecanismo de castigo

José Santiago Arroyo-Mina; Milton Fabián Castaño-Muñoz; Juan Fernando Álvarez-Correa; Hollman Jurado-Barco

doi:10.18046/j.estger.2021.161.4335

Authors

José Santiago Arroyo-Mina Profesor - Investigador, Facultad de Administración, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
Milton Fabián Castaño-Muñoz Profesor, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Institución Universitaria Antonio José Camacho, Cali, Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5719-7092
Juan Fernando Álvarez-Correa Profesor, Departamento de Economía, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4290-023X
Hollman Jurado-Barco Gerente de Producción Autopartes, Fábrica Nacional de Autopartes (FANALCA) S.A., Cali, Colombia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2021.161.4335

Keywords:

bribery, corruption, experimental economics, non-cooperative games, panel data

Abstract

This research sought to identify some of the factors explaining the propensity of individuals to engage in corrupt behavior, based on the decision-making that involves economic benefits. To this, an economic experiment was applied to a sample of the population of a university in the city of Cali, Colombia. The experimental design responds to the elements of a sealed-bid action scene involving a bribe. From descriptive analyses and a population-average logistic model for nonlinear panel data, it was evident that educational and socioeconomic levels are strongly associated with corrupt behavior. Likewise, it was found that the threat of penalization drastically reduces corruption to an insignificant social cost.

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