INTEGRATION OF BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS AND PSYCHOLOGY INTO THE RESEARCH OF MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTION AND COUNTERACTION OF CORRUPTION

Abstract

Corruption is one of the most serious threats to the development of society, undermining trust in state institutions, distorting economic mechanisms and inhibiting social progress. Traditional approaches to preventing and combating corruption, based mainly on legislative restrictions, law enforcement activities and institutional reforms, often turn out to be insufficiently effective. This is due to the fact that corruption is inherently a complex socio-psychological phenomenon, which is based on individual and group behavioral patterns, irrational decisions and psychological attitudes. In this context, the integration of knowledge and methods of behavioral economics and psychology into the study of mechanisms for preventing and combating corruption is of particular relevance in order to develop more effective and targeted strategies for combating corruption. Also, when developing and implementing anti-corruption initiatives, it is important to understand how psychological biases and cognitive distortions affect corruption decisions, and how the principles of behavioral economics can be used to design effective anti-corruption interventions that are based not only on punishment, but also on the formation of desired behavior and changing public consciousness.