for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement … associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of bidders or employing discretionary …

for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions …, using a confidential database of firms and procurement officials investigated for corruption by Italian enforcement …, discretionary procedure auctions are associated with corruption only when conducted with fewer than the formally required number of …

of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …

press. Focusing on Italy, we generate a daily measure of exposition to local corruption screening articles of main Italian …The aim of this paper is to study the effect of local corruption on political participation which is mediated by the … press agency. Applying an event-study methodology on local elections, two results emerge. First, corruption exposition …

corruption scandals in the Italian Regional Health Systems by two important national newspapers having opposite ideology, La … about corruption scandals involving left-wing politicians in the days right before the elections, while it reduces the … number of those about right episodes of corruption and without any political connection. Instead, for La Repubblica we do not …

press. Focusing on Italy, we generate a daily measure of exposition to local corruption screening articles of main Italian …The aim of this paper is to study the effect of local corruption on political participation which is mediated by the … press agency. Applying an event-study methodology on local elections, two results emerge. First, corruption exposition …

We study how policies limiting the spending capacity of local governments may reduce corruption. We exploit the … both recorded corruption rates and corruption charges per euro spent. This effect emerges only in areas in which the DSP … put a binding cap on municipal capital expenditures. The reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives as …

following issues: (a) how do irregularities and instances of corruption persist in spite of safeguards and thereby find the … deficiencies of the current procurement processes and control mechanisms, (b) recommending appropriate corruption prevention …

level lower than the announced. We compute equilibrium corruption and we study the impact on corruption of the … influence equilibrium corruption and show that, contrary to conventional wisdom, corruption may well be increasing in …

Operation Car Wash began in 2014 and brought to light corruption schemes within public procurement. It prompted Brazil … to intensify its legal crusade against corruption and improbity. Brazil improved enforcement of rules long ignored, and …