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- 1Study links higher pay for local politicians to less corruption●6/19 La evidencia de campo va en la misma línea. Klašnja, Fazekas y Al-Shaibani (2026) cruzaron 2,4 millones de contrato
Research by Klašnja, Fazekas and Al-Shaibani (2026) analysed 2.4 million public contracts across 11 European countries against nearly 100 salary thresholds. It found that where local politicians were paid roughly 15% more, procurement showed a lower risk of corruption. Commentators say the field evidence supports the idea that better political pay can curb corrupt contracting practices.