Corruption poses a significant challenge to economic development and governance worldwide, with its detrimental effects permeating various levels of society. In the context of Greece, where corruption has been a longstanding issue, the role of internal audit mechanisms within local government...

Introduction: Corruption Consolidation in Local Governments -- Intermittent networks of corruption in real estate developments in a Mexican municipality -- Organizational mechanisms to control the network -- The causes of opacity in local governments -- Fighting corruption intermittently: the...

Economic and rent-seeking outcomes are determined jointly in a dynamic general equilibrium model of corruption, public spending and growth. In an economy with government intervention and capital accumulation, state-appointed bureaucrats are responsible for providing public goods, which...