Suppose there is an anti-pollution law. A firm that earns R in revenue faces cost C to comply with the law, or faces fine F if it does not comply. It can also offer a bribe B to the environmental regulator to avoid paying the fine. The regulator earns a salary S and can either take the bribe and ignore the law or enforce the law without taking the bribe. There is a probability P the regulator is fired if he ignores the law in which case he earns no salary.
( ) As P increases, what happens to the regulators expected income for ignoring the law? (up, down, unchanged)
( )If C > F, what is the firm’s best decision? (evade, comply, indifferent)