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Civil servants' compliance with conflict-of-interest regulations is shaped not only by formal rules and deterrence, but also by their specific administrative roles, perceived legitimacy, and value-based dimensions. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate civil servants' propensity to comply with conflict-of-interest regulations across distinct administrative roles and ethics reform provisions.

August 26, 2026Regulation & Governance

Civil Servants' Compliance with Conflict‐of‐Interest Regulation: Evidence from a List Experiment

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DLDon S. Lee MKMinsung Michael Kang SPSoonae Park

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List experiment reveals varied conflict-of-interest compliance among civil servants, indicating ethical adherence depends on administrative role exposure and legitimacy.

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To evaluate civil servants' propensity to comply with conflict-of-interest regulations across distinct administrative roles and ethics reform provisions.
Conducted a list experiment among a representative sample of South Korean civil servants (n = 1977).
Evaluated voluntary compliance across two legally treated groups: officials with policy implementation duties and those with frequent stakeholder engagement.
Both civil servants with policy implementation duties and those with frequent stakeholder engagement exhibited higher estimated compliance propensity with restricted and prohibited actions (Provision 2).
Only civil servants with policy implementation duties showed higher compliance propensity with reporting and disclosure obligations (Provision 1).

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Lee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8e9b0e451774b83f3b37e5 https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.70197

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August 26, 2026Regulation & Governance

Civil Servants' Compliance with Conflict‐of‐Interest Regulation: Evidence from a List Experiment

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Authors

DLDon S. Lee MKMinsung Michael Kang SPSoonae Park

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Overview

List experiment reveals varied conflict-of-interest compliance among civil servants, indicating ethical adherence depends on administrative role exposure and legitimacy.

Key Points

To evaluate civil servants' propensity to comply with conflict-of-interest regulations across distinct administrative roles and ethics reform provisions.
Conducted a list experiment among a representative sample of South Korean civil servants (n = 1977).
Evaluated voluntary compliance across two legally treated groups: officials with policy implementation duties and those with frequent stakeholder engagement.
Both civil servants with policy implementation duties and those with frequent stakeholder engagement exhibited higher estimated compliance propensity with restricted and prohibited actions (Provision 2).
Only civil servants with policy implementation duties showed higher compliance propensity with reporting and disclosure obligations (Provision 1).

Cite This Study

Lee et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8e9b0e451774b83f3b37e5 https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.70197

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