{"id":8909,"date":"2025-12-15T12:37:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=8909"},"modified":"2025-12-15T12:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:37:35","slug":"a-general-equilibrium-model-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/?p=8909","title":{"rendered":"A General Equilibrium Model of Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wonderplugin-pdf-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/wp-content\/plugins\/wonderplugin-pdf-embed\/pdfjslight\/web\/viewer.html?v=2&file=https:\/\/aaep.org.ar\/works\/works2025\/4786.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600px\" style=\"border:0;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This paper develops a General Equilibrium model to quantify the economic cost of corruption by incorporating it as a distinct activity within a closed economy. 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