@article{fdi:010049675,
  title = {{A}re international databases on corruption reliable ? {A} comparison of expert opinion surveys and household surveys in {S}ub-{S}aharan {A}frica},
  author = {{R}azafindrakoto, {M}ireille and {R}oubaud, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study examines the limits of global corruption indicators based on experts' perceptions. {I}t draws on a wave of original surveys conducted in eight {A}frican countries that combined two types of approaches. {T}he first approach covers a sample of over 35,000 people and uses experience-based questions to measure petty bureaucratic corruption. {T}he second ({M}irror {S}urvey) reports 350 experts' opinions. {A} comparison of these two sources paints a clear picture of the experts' errors of assessment. {W}e also find evidence for ideological biases, with experts tending to rank countries based on their own political preferences, and the existence of an erroneous implicit cultural model of "how {A}frica works".},
  keywords = {corruption ; governance ; perception ; sub-{S}aharan {A}frica ; expert surveys ; household surveys},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}orld {D}evelopment},
  volume = {38},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {1057--1069},
  ISSN = {0305-750{X}},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.02.004},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049675},
}