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SUMMARY:amse seminar - Henrik Sigstad
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DESCRIPTION:To what extent are politicians held legally responsible for cor
 ruption? We find that random audits discovering evidence of corruption in B
 razilian municipalities increase indictments of mayors by 25–40%. The eff
 ect increases with the number of irregularities discovered in the audit and
  spills over into neighboring municipalities. Audits also increase the tria
 l court conviction rate both in new and ongoing cases. We exploit textual s
 imilarities between court documents and audit reports to identify the audit
  findings leading to legal consequences. Following audit-induced court case
 s across four court instances\, however\, we find that 97% of the cases hav
 e—20 years after the audit—not led to any formal punishment of the audi
 ted mayors. Most of the cases are still pending appeals. The 3% final convi
 ctions are almost exclusively modest fines. While some ex-mayors are barred
  from running in future elections\, this happens long after they have retir
 ed from politics. Exploiting detailed case data\, we identify sources of ju
 dicial delay\, document abuses of legal procedures\, and generate recommend
 ations for court reform.\\n\\nContact: Nicolas Clootens : nicolas.clootens[
 at]univ-amu.frRomain Ferrali : romain.ferrali[at]univ-amu.fr\n\nPlus d'info
 rmations: https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/henrik-sigstad
LOCATION:Îlot Bernard du Bois - Amphithéâtre\, AMU - AMSE\, 5-9 boulevar
 d Maurice Bourdet\, 13001 Marseille
URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.amse-aixmarseille.fr/fr/evenements/henrik-sigstad
CONTACT:Nicolas Clootens : nicolas.clootens[at]univ-amu.frRomain Ferrali : 
 romain.ferrali[at]univ-amu.fr
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