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Corruption and Firms
We estimate the causal real economic effects of a randomized anticorruption crackdown on local governments in Brazil over the period 2003-2014. After anti-corruption audits, municipalities experience an increase in economic ...Documentos de Trabajo. 2017-01
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Corruption in the Times of Pandemia
The public health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the subsequent economic emergency and social turmoil, has pushed governments to substantially and swiftly increase spending. Because of the pressing ...Documentos de Trabajo. 2020-05-15
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Revealing Corruption: Firm and Worker Level Evidence from Brazil
We study how the disclosure of corrupt practices affects firms. We construct novel firm-level measures of involvement in corrupt practices using randomized audits of public procurement in Brazil. On average, firms exposed ...Documentos de Trabajo. 2021-08-05
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