How will the Michael Cohen and Duncan Hunter scandals affect the November election? Here’s what our research finds.
The Washington Postpublished commentary by Abby Woodof the USC Gould School and Christian Groseof the USC Dornsife College on whether elected officials who violate campaign finance laws will be punished at the polls. The authors turned to the post-Watergate era when campaign finance violations were often in the headlines. Violations Read more…
The Most Corrupt States in the Country—And How They Budget
by Jeremy Loudenback Does public-sector corruption help explain state-government spending? According to a recent study by Cheol Liu and John L. Mikesell in the Public Administration Review, the answer may be yes. With “The Impact of Public Officials’ Corruption on the Size and Allocation of U.S. State Spending,” the pair examined data Read more…