increase the green multiplier. Interestingly, corruption positively affects all multipliers. I show that the effect of … corruption can be explained by its role in easing bureaucratic and regulatory burdens. These results suggest that taking national …

of corruption. These findings suggest that the gains in market power derive from public demand shifts towards politically …

We construct local-level statistical indicators of corruption based on the number of reported crimes, on citizens … and we examine the impact that the presence of corruption, as measured by these indicators, has on personnel selection and … areas with higher levels of our corruption indicators. This effect is mainly observed among managers and highly qualified …

enforcement against corruption and organized crime in local governments. Specifically, I take advantage of an Italian law that …

The aim of this paper is to study the effect of local corruption on political participation which is mediated by the … press. Focusing on Italy, we generate a daily measure of exposition to local corruption screening articles of main Italian … press agency. Applying an event-study methodology on local elections, two results emerge. First, corruption exposition …