
doi: 10.2139/ssrn.2268429
handle: 10419/212764
Whistleblower laws are becoming important governance tools in both the public and private sectors. To examine the effectiveness of whistleblower laws and their awareness, this study creates a unique Internet-based measure of awareness about whistleblower laws and provisions, focusing on the United States. Placing the analysis within the larger corruption literature, our results show that greater whistleblower awareness results in more observed corruption, and this holds across specifications. Internet awareness of whistleblower laws appears to be more effective at exposing corruption than the quantity and quality of whistleblower laws themselves.
ddc:330, corruption, United States, whistleblowers, law enforcement, K4, internet, corruption; whistleblowers; law enforcement; internet; United States, H7, jel: jel:H70, jel: jel:K42
ddc:330, corruption, United States, whistleblowers, law enforcement, K4, internet, corruption; whistleblowers; law enforcement; internet; United States, H7, jel: jel:H70, jel: jel:K42
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 5 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Average | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Average | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Average |
