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

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

insights into what determines corruption and how to design policy to combat it. We estimate the model using data from Brazil to …In this paper, we develop a dynamic model of politicians who can engage in corruption. The model offers important … measure voters' willingness to pay for various commonly-proposed anti-corruption policies, such as increasing audit …