Journal article
Effects of corruption on performance: Evidence from the UN-REDD Programme
J Sheng, X Han, H Zhou, Z Miao
Land Use Policy | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2016
Abstract
Corruption is one of the major challenges to the effectiveness of REDD programs and should be addressed. In this paper we use a dynamic game model to analyze the effects of corruption on the performance of REDD programs, and on the benefits to stakeholders. Using panel data from 2010 to 2013 of 11 partner countries of the UN-REDD Programme countries, relationships between corruption and performance in REDD programs are empirical analyzed. Empirical results confirm that an increase in the degree of corruption may lessen emissions reduction, leading to a decrease in an investment in the REDD program. Following from this analysis, this paper proposes to: (i) establish a credible, transparent, a..
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Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 71303123, 71403132 and 71403120), National Major Scientific Research Project (No. 2015CB953603), National Social Science Foundation of China (No. 13CGL094), Humanities and Social Science Foundation of Ministry of Education (No. 13YJCZH148), China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2015M570209) and Social Science Foundation for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province (2016SJB630014). This paper is also funded by the Top-notch Academic Programs Project of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (TAPP).