Abstract

The article analyzes how local corruption affects health indicators. Using a random sample of audited Brazilian municipal governments, an objective indicator of corruption was constructed and utilized as an explanatory variable for health indicators involving different dimensions of performance. Using instrumental variables and a series of controls to assure robustness of the results, a causal relationship was found between corruption and the performance of public services, confirming a chain reaction. The study confirms that additional resources are necessary, but not sufficient, to guarantee improvements in the performance of local government services in Brazil.

中文翻译：

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腐败病：巴西市政当局缺乏资金和健康状况

摘要

文章分析了地方腐败如何影响健康指标。使用经过审计的巴西市政府的随机样本，构建了一个客观的腐败指标，并将其用作涉及不同绩效维度的健康指标的解释变量。使用工具变量和一系列控制来确保结果的稳健性，发现腐败与公共服务绩效之间存在因果关系，证实了连锁反应。该研究证实，额外的资源是必要的，但不足以保证巴西地方政府服务绩效的改善。