Maritime Customs Negotiation with Corrupt Agents

Srour, F. J.; Harb, H.; and Yorke-Smith, N. Maritime Customs Negotiation with Corrupt Agents. Presented at: INFORMS Annual Meeting 2010, Austin, TX, November 2010.

Abstract: The progress of containers through customs is often more an exercise in negotiation rather than a structured queuing process. Once customs processes involve negotiation, corruption becomes a factor. By exploiting agent-based simulation techniques for modeling customs practices, the cost of customs corruption and the value of various reform policies can be estimated.

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