The Impact of Mayors’ Corruption on Spanish Municipal Spending

We investigate the impact of mayors’ corruption on the size and structure of Spanish municipal budgets. The theory posits that total expenditure is greater in corrupt governments: €77.08 higher per capita in our sample when a corrupt mayor is in office. Moreover, the literature predicts that mayors...

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Main Authors: Francisco Bastida, María-Dolores Guillamón, Ana-María Ríos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Murcia 2022-01-01
Series:Revista de Contabilidad: Spanish Accounting Review
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Online Access:https://revistas.um.es/rcsar/article/view/412721