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The "preventative" aspects of anti-corruption work as called for in the recent UN Convention Against Corruption remain very difficult to define and operationalise – particularly for ACAs. This session – and the accompanying paper – will discuss how some ACAs have been using research to implement evidence-based prevention programmes. The session will cover how ACAs have assigned staff to do theoretical and empirical research (particularly related to survey-based data collection). The session will also cover simple and specific statistical and econometric methods used to test the effectiveness of particular investigative, prosecutorial and awareness raising methods. The session will also cover how empirical research translates into operating procedure and even recommendations for changes in the national anti-corruption legislative framework. Methods of information sharing between EU member states and with third-party states will be discussed and implications for EU-level institutions (such as OLAF) will serve as the lynch-pin of the session.
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