Anti-Corruption and Compliance Research Group

As a general goal, the Anti-Corruption and Compliance Research Group carries out empirical and normative studies and research  on fighting corruption and ethics.

The group's specific objectives are: 1) to analyze issues involving corruption in public and private sectors of the economy, emphasizing the identification of applicable norms and regulations, the compliance mechanisms adopted, and agents’ actions; 2) to carry out legal, political, administrative, and economic analyses to calculate the effective cost of corruption for the country; 3) to carry out comparative analyses of the measures adopted in different countries, searching for alternative solutions to fight corruption, as well as identifying the context, incentives, and limitations of such measures; 4) to foster debates between the private sector, public agents, and other institutions on these topics; and 5) to propose public policies to fight corruption.