Cecilie Wathne is no longer affiliated with CMI.

Publications

U4 Issue | 2021

The credibility of corruption statistics. A critical review of ten global estimates

Most global corruption statistics are based on estimation, extrapolation, or generalisation. How plausible are they? We review ten of the most widely cited claims, tracing each to its source and...
Cecilie Wathne, Matthew C. Stephenson (2021)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2021:4)
U4 Issue | 2021

Understanding corruption and how to curb it. A synthesis of latest thinking

Corruption is complex and resilient and there are limits to what anti-corruption interventions alone can achieve. Even incremental improvements are difficult to sustain. There is never a simple ‘yes’ or...
Cecilie Wathne (2021)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Issue 2021:3)
Blog post | 2020

Anti-corruption tools give climate change practitioners a better chance of limiting global warming

Donors and other funders are investing vast sums in interventions to mitigate climate change and help adapt to its consequences. Yet corruption within climate finance means goals may not be...
Michael Nest, Saul Mullard, Cecilie Wathne (2020)
U4 Blog Post