corruption. We exploit the extension of one such policy, the Domestic Stability Pact (DSP), to Italian municipalities with less … extension of the DSP led to a substantial decrease in recorded corruption rates. This effect emerges only in areas in which the … naturally prone to corruptive phenomena. We also show that i) the reduction in corruption is linked to accountability incentives …

We ask whether, as many seem to think, corruption worsens, and judicial accountability improves, inequality, and … investigate this empirically using data from 145 countries 1960–2014. We relate perceived corruption and de facto judicial … accountability to gross-income inequality and consumption inequality. The study shows that corruption is negatively, and that …

We investigate whether corruption amplifies the political effects of economic crises. Using Spanish municipal … than in municipalities without a history of political corruption. We bolster this evidence by showing that, conditional on … interaction of unemployment and corruption harms the two traditional main parties and benefits especially the new party on the …

In this paper, I study how anti-corruption shocks affect Chinese city leaders through political factions or social … investigated for corruption affects the city leaders' economic performances and policy outcomes. I find that college and workplace … evidence supports the explanation that the corruption investigation of officials initiates promotion competition inside the …

investments. Furthermore, far too little attention has so far been paid to how corruption relates to the performance of foreign … should fight against informal payments in bureaucracy to create corruption free environments, so that multinationals are …

The paper studies the long term impact of corruption on trust towards institutions. Previous studies have demonstrated … that exposure to corruption may lower institutional trust in the short run. Whether those short term effects translate into … a persistent effect is not known. We study the onset of a corruption shock that took place in Italy between 1992 and …

The paper studies the long term impact of corruption on trust towards institutions. Previous studies have demonstrated … that exposure to corruption may lower institutional trust in the short run. Whether those short term effects translate into … a persistent effect is not known. We study the onset of a corruption shock that took place in Italy between 1992 and …

This paper uses a multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model and estimates the extent of corruption in 30 … Chinese provinces from 1995 to 2015. Treating corruption as an unobserved latent variable, the MIMIC results show that both … government size and public investment have significant positive effects on corruption, while fiscal decentralization, citizen …