Corruption Via Media Capture: The Effect of Competition

• Published in: Southern economic journal Vol. 82; no. 4; pp. 1327 - 1348
• Main Authors: Vaidya, Samarth, Gupta, Rupayan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stillwater Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2016; Southern Economic Association
• Subjects: Bribery; Competition; Corruption in government; D72; D73; H89; K42; Mass media

In this article, we compare a government's optimal choice of whether to engage in corruption by capturing the media outlets through bribery in two alternative media market structures: monopoly versus duopoly. While there is an extra bribe claimant in a media duopoly relative to monopoly, it may...