Plausibly Exogenous [1575] - Corruption (05/26/2024)

LHS Variable
Innovation

RHS Variable
Corruption

Source of Exogenous Variation
Staggered removal of provincial heads on corruption charges during China’s anticorruption campaign and the unanticipated departures of local government officials responsible for innovation programs

- Fang, Lerner, Wu, and Zhang (2023), “Anticorruption, government subsidies, and innovation: Evidence from China”