Title:

Corruption, Political Connections, and Municipal Finance

Authors:

Alexander Butler (U Texas)
Larry Fauver (U Tennessee)
Sandra Mortal (U Memphis)

Journal:

Review of Financial Studies

Year:

2009

Volume:

22

Pages:

2873-2905

JEL codes:

D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption
G12 - Asset Pricing; Trading volume; Bond Interest Rates
G24 - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage; Rating Agencies
H74 - State and Local Borrowing