Strong limit theorems in the multi-color generalized allocation scheme

The generalized allocation scheme is studied. Its extension for coloured balls is defined. Some analogues of the Law of the Iterated Logarithm and the Strong Law of Large Numbers are obtained for the number of boxes containing fixed numbers of balls.Comment: 11 page

Scale-free property for degrees and weights in an N-interactions random graph model

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General Bahr-Esseen inequalities and their applications

Abstract We study the Bahr-Esseen inequality. We show that the Bahr-Esseen inequality holds with exponent p if it holds with exponent q > p $q>p$ for the truncated and centered random variables. The Bahr-Esseen inequality is also true if the truncated random variables are acceptable. We then apply the results to obtain weak and strong laws of large numbers and complete convergence

Corruption manual for beginners: "Corruption techniques" in public procurement with examples from Hungary

This paper develops 30 novel quantitative indicators of grand corruption that operationalize 20 distinct techniques of corruption in the context of public procurement. Each indicator rests on a thorough qualitative understanding of rent extraction from public contracts by corrupt networks as evidenced by academic literature, interviews and media content analysis. Feasibility and usefulness of the proposed indicators are demonstrated using micro-level public procurement data from Hungary in 2009-2012. While the prime value of this broad set of indicators is the possibility of combining them into a robust composite indicator of high-level corruption, the high degree of detail also reveals that many regulatory interventions have succeeded in changing the form of corruption, but not its overall incidence