Impact evaluation of Brazil\'s program of survaillance in small and medium municipalities on corruption and misuse of public resourses

Author(s)

Lígia Lopes Gomes

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA/SBD)
• Defense date: 2013-11-29

Examining board members

Fabiana Fontes Rocha; Marcos José Mendes; Naercio Aquino Menezes Filho

• Advisor: Fabiana Fontes Rocha

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate if Programa de Fiscalização de Municípios Pequenos e Médios através de Sorteios Públicos reached its goal, the reduction on the number of irregularities made by municipalitis in the execution of federal programmes under their responsibility. The article therefore departs from the rest of the literature that intends to establish a relationship between the irregularities (corruption and mismanagement) described by the audit reports and some variables of interest. In order to reach these goals two alternatives are used. The first one compares muncipalities affected by the Program (treatment group) with municipaliteis not affected by the Program (control group), before and after the adoption of the Program in 2003. The second one compares the municipalities that were audited twice, in order to verify if there was a change in their behavior in the meantime. The empirical evidence suggests that the audit program had no significant impact. This result can be explained by the low probability of being caught brought by the Program (in most cases less than 3% ) and also declining given the reduction in the number of lotteries made. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/16202-6 - Impact evaluation of Brazil´s program of surveillance through public lotteries on corruption in small and medium municipalities
• Grantee: Ligia Lopes Gomes
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master