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Evidence based approaches toEvidence-based approaches toassessing corruption and UNODCproject in Western Balkans
Statistics and Surveys SectionUNODC
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Outline
1. Why is it so difficult to measure corruption
2 Critical aspects:2. Critical aspects:– methods– data producers
3. UNODC project in Western Balkans
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Measuring corruption: why is it so difficult?
• Hidden crime
• Reluctance to disclose it
• Several and ever-changing forms of
corruption
• Differences on what is understood as
corruption
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Notwithstanding difficulties, many attempts
• Use of official data on reported cases
• Indirect methods to assess corruption:– Experts’ assessments– Composite indices
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Experts’ assessments
• Advantage: Inexpensive andquick
• Disadvantages:– Depend on selected experts– Their real knowledge– Their understanding of
corruption
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Composite indicators
• Advantages:– ‘Simple’ measure for complex phenomena– Powerful tool for advocacy and
awareness-raising
• Disadvantages– It is not clear what is actually measured– Highly subjective– Final output is a ranking
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Direct methods (evidence-based)
Information on corruption is directly collected:
• from whom had experience of itfrom whom had experience of it
• through statistical methods (sample surveys)
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Sample surveys
Advantages• Focus on experience• Specific and policy-relevant informationp p y• Solid methodology
Disadvantages• Cover mainly small scale corruption• Complex operation
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Different kinds of surveys
• Population-based (households, individuals)
Business sector• Business sector
• Civil servants or selected sectors (Judiciary, Police,..)
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Percentage of respondents who had to pay a bribeduring last year (selected African countries, 2007)
25
30
35
0
5
10
15
20
25
Uganda Tanzania Egypt Rwanda Cape Verde
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Distribution of bribes by requesting public officials(Selected countries, 2007)
C t
Doctors/nurses
Teachers Egypt
Tanzania
Uganda
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60%
Pol ice
Elected municipa l/loca l governmentcounci l lors
Municipa l/loca l government officia l s
Tax officia l s
Court
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Bribe-payers by education attainment
• Different patterns intwo countries
202530354045
05
101520
Uganda Tanzania
less than primary primary
secondary higher education/university
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Percentage of businesses who had to pay a bribe, amongthose who performed selected operations (Nigeria, 2007)
Vehicles circulation certificates
Residence and work permits
Vehicle registrations
Contact with courts
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Traffic offences
Police investigations
Goods at customs
Environment/health regulations
Business licences
Procurement of goods/services
Vehicles circulation certificates
Did not pay abribeDon't know
Paid a bribe
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Civil servants integrity survey: an example of data
Pilot integrity survey in Iraq (2009)
• 52% of respondents knew about their job through friends orrelatives
• 42% of respondents were helped by friends or relatives in gettingthe job
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Topics covered, for example:
• % of individuals (or businesses) who had to pay a bribe
• sectors/operations most affected
• amounts paid, modalities of corruption
• vulnerable groups in the population
• reporting corruption episodes to authorities
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Data producers
• Private sector• NGO’sNGO s• International
agencies• Researchers/
academia
•Anti-corruption bodies
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Independent and official data on corruption,a paradox?
Two conditions:
• Involvement of National statistical authorities
• Use of international ‘standards’
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UNODC program of corruption surveys in WesternBalkans
• EC funded program, implemented in 2010
• Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Kosovo, g , , g ,UNSCR 1244, Serbia, the fYR of Macedonia
• Large scale household survey on corruption and other crimes
• Implementing partners: National Statistical Offices (exceptCroatia)
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Main topics
• Experience of bribery
• Sectors involved, administrative procedures at risk, modalities, p ,
• Reporting mechanisms, knowledge of anti-corruption authorities
• Opinion, attitudes and perceptions
• Experience of other crimes, as victims
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Outputs
By end of 2010:
7 ti l t• 7 national reports
• 1 regional report (with no ranking)
• Methodological paper on measurement of corruption