increase the green multiplier. Interestingly, corruption positively affects all multipliers. I show that the effect of … corruption can be explained by its role in easing bureaucratic and regulatory burdens. These results suggest that taking national …

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 …

decentralization and corruption in ex- plaining growth. Within an endogenous growth model, we analyze the problem of a benevolent … expenditures. With respect to the benchmark case, then, the possibility of corruption yields both a distorted allocation of …

decentralization and corruption in ex- plaining growth. Within an endogenous growth model, we analyze the problem of a benevolent … expenditures. With respect to the benchmark case, then, the possibility of corruption yields both a distorted allocation of …

arise when monitoring corruption is difficult relative to monitoring the provision of public services, and politically …-important groups of citizens do not bear the full cost of corruption. The existence of such systems can distort the effective incidence … of the tax burden, reduce the incentives of government to fight corruption, and legitimize bribe-taking …

decentralization and corruption in ex- plaining growth. Within an endogenous growth model, we analyze the problem of a benevolent … expenditures. With respect to the benchmark case, then, the possibility of corruption yields both a distorted allocation of …