have shown that firm entry, growth and productivity are impeded by corruption and overly burdensome regulation. Most of … to Russia (e.g. Yakovlev and Zhuravskaya, 2007). Cross-regional variation in corruption and regulatory burden in Russia … (NGO) and academic communities who are interested in regulatory reform, corruption, and related aspects of the business …

Corruption is bad for development. Leaving aside the morality of bribe taking, influence peddling, embezzlement, and … other abuses of power for personal or narrow group gain, corruption impedes investment and growth and exacerbates poverty … to larger collective ends includes the laws that form the core of norms and institutions. Corruption can never be …

implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). To facilitate the review of Party States (Dominican …

response, the World Bank Group increased lending to unprecedented levels. The World Bank posted a large increase in middle …

The world economy is emerging from the throes of a historically deep and synchronized recession provoked by the …

discusses recent developments in global production, trade, inflation, and financial markets, and presents updates of the World …