over the period 2003-2014 using rich micro-data on corruption and firms. After anti-corruption audits, municipalities … administrative firm level datasets and face-to-face firm surveys, we argue that corruption mostly acts as a tax on the local economy …

Screening requirements are common features of fraud and corruption mitigation efforts around the world. Yet imposing …

Screening requirements are common features of fraud and corruption mitigation efforts around the world. Yet imposing …

the world. This paper examines the extent to which government audits of public resources can reduce corruption by …Political corruption is considered a major impediment to economic development, and yet it remains pervasive throughout … enhancing political and judiciary accountability. We do so in the context of Brazil's anti-corruption program, which randomly …