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Title: | Trust no more?. On the lasting effects of corruption scandals |
Author: | Solé Ollé, Albert Sorribas, Pilar |
Keywords: | Corrupció política Ètica política Anàlisi d'impacte (Política governamental) Political corruption Political ethics Impact analysis (Public administration) |
Issue Date: | Dec-2018 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Abstract: | We examine whether the break out of a corruption scandal involving the incumbent undermines trust in government, and whether this effect fades in the short term or whether it has lasting effects. We use a novel dataset with information on local corruption scandals occurring in Spain in the period 1999-2009, and data on the level of trust expressed in local politicians, obtained from a survey conducted in 2009. We find that corruption scandals have a marked effect both on levels of trust in local politicians and on perceptions of corruption. We also show that, while these perceptions gradually revert back to their pre-scandal levels, the effect on trust is more persistent. Using a mediation analysis we show that other side effects of corruption (including, government fragmentation and fiscal stress) are responsible for the persistence of the effect on trust. |
Note: | Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.12.003 |
It is part of: | European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 55, num. December, p. 185-203 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/134358 |
Related resource: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.12.003 |
ISSN: | 0176-2680 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Economia) |
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