Some models of academic corruption

• Autores: Richard E. Quandt
• Localización: European journal of law and economics, ISSN 0929-1261, Vol. 34, Nº 1, 2012, págs. 63-75
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The paper notes that while much work has been done in the past on corruption in government and business, relatively little attention has been devoted to corruption in academic institutions. The principal forms of academic corruption are plagiarism and various forms of cheating, research fraud and financial fraud. Two simple mathematical models are proposed for exploring the motivations for (1) plagiarism, which is essentially a solitary crime, and (2) bribery. The responsiveness of the demand for the first of these, and the demand for and supply of the second to changes in underlying parameters are explored.