Universitat de Barcelona
2019-06-03T10:30:48Z
2021-12-31T06:10:17Z
2018-12
2019-06-03T10:30:49Z
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.
Article
Accepted version
English
Corrupció política; Ètica política; Anàlisi d'impacte (Política governamental); Political corruption; Political ethics; Impact analysis (Public administration)
Elsevier
Versió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.12.003
European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, vol. 55, num. December, p. 185-203
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2017.12.003
cc-by-nc-nd (c) Elsevier, 2018
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es
Economia [1045]
