Improving Corruption Risk Management in the Slovak Republic
Results from a 2023 Experiment in Applying Behavioural Insights to Public Integrity
This report provides insights on applying behavioural insights to improve public integrity
in the public administration of the Slovak Republic. This report illustrates, through
a stepwise application of the OECD BASIC toolkit, how corruption risk management policies
can be improved through the identification and analysis of undesired behaviours, and
through the design and testing of strategies to change these behaviours. Specifically,
a randomised controlled trial was employed to test the effect of two behaviourally
informed strategies to improve risk communication in the public administration. The
results provided novel empirical evidence that: 1) providing support to public servants
to better understand risks; and 2) exposing public servants to good leadership examples
can improve their propensity to communicate risks. Moreover, it was found that feeling
safe, trusting and being aware of risk communication channels also play an important
role in improving risk communication. Based on the findings, this report provides
recommendations to improve the risk management system of the Slovak Republic and inform
the discussion on the upcoming National Anti-corruption Strategy, contributing to
advancing the country’s efforts in curbing corruption.
Published on April 20, 2024
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