Disastrous Corruption
Published online on July 14, 2026
Abstract
Public Finance Review, Ahead of Print.
Prior research on FEMA has shown that politics plays a role in disaster announcements and that windfalls from FEMA payments lead to increased corruption. While intuitive, these studies cover a short time frame. Here, I extend the time period of study from ...
Prior research on FEMA has shown that politics plays a role in disaster announcements and that windfalls from FEMA payments lead to increased corruption. While intuitive, these studies cover a short time frame. Here, I extend the time period of study from ...