133331 20251219150008.0 doi 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2019.101826 sideral 115755 ART-2020-115755 eng Olmos, Lorena Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1438-4581 The effects of mega-events on perceived corruption 2020 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted In recent decades, the media have covered many cases of corruption related to the celebration of mega-events around the globe. In most of these cases, politicians and other high officials are involved. This paper analyses the effect of hosting mega-events on the level of perceived corruption in 34 OECD countries, during 1996–2017. Summer and Winter Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, and Universal Expositions are considered. Results show that, when we take the year of the celebration of the event as the turning point, there is no robust evidence in favour of a positive impact on perceived corruption. However, when we take the election date of the host country as the threshold, the magnitude of the effect is lasting, reaching its maximum value 1–2 years before the celebration itself, and increasing the perceived level of corruption by about 4%. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S124-CASSETEM group info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S32-17R info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/deed.es 2.366 2020 POLITICAL SCIENCE 75 / 182 = 0.412 2020 Q2 T2 ECONOMICS 137 / 375 = 0.365 2020 Q2 T2 1.3 2020 Political Science and International Relations 2020 Q1 Economics and Econometrics 2020 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Bellido, Héctor Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-1065-1304 Román-Aso, Juan A. (orcid)0000-0002-5849-4336 4000 415 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Análisis Económico Área Fund. Análisis Económico 61 (2020), 101826 [13 pp.] EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY 0176-2680 547097 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133331/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1253890 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/133331/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:133331 articulos driver 2025-12-19-14:58:08 ARTICLE