use a novel dataset containing information on local corruption scandals reported in Spain during the period 1999 - 2009 …We examine whether a corruption scandal in which the incumbent is implicated undermines trust in local government. We … matching methods to improve the identification of the effect of corruption scandals on trust, comparing municipalities affected …

effect is strengthened in countries with lower level of public sector corruption and better functioning legal systems …

Official A at almost all individual detection levels. This 'legitimacy' effect may help explain why anti-corruption policies …

This paper argues that corruption in Russia is systemic in nature. Low wage levels of public officials provide strong … incentives to engage in corruption. As corruption is illegal, corrupt officials can be exposed any time, which enforces loyalty … towards the powers that be; thus corruption is a method of governance. We trace the systemic corruption back to the Mongolian …

trust in local leaders, while corruption not only detracts from trust in local and regional leaders, it increases the public …