TY  - GEN
AU  - Barinas-Forero, Andrés Felipe
AU  - Scartascini, Carlos
TI  - Research Insights: Why Do Politicians Get Away with Corruption in Good Economic Times?
PY  - 2025
Y1  - 2025/08/26
DO  - 10.18235/0013667
AB  - Politicians are more likely to engage in corruption during economic booms than during downturns. Citizens willingness to punish corruption remains stable across economic cycles, but their ability to detect wrongdoing weakens during good times. Improved economic conditions can obscure accountability, allowing corrupt behavior to go unnoticed or unpunished.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.18235/0013667
ER  -