There is increasing recognition that corruption has an adverse influence on growth as it distorts both market economy … sample selection is concerned. This paper empirically reexamines the relationship between corruption and growth after …, corruption is shown to be an obstacle to growth generally, a conclusion that is in line with the existing literature. Furthermore …

We study the emergence and interaction of red tape and corruption in a principal-bureaucrat-agent hierarchy. The … the social optimum if the bureaucrat in charge of red tape is corrupt. We consider two types of corruption. First, the … bribes to conceal the information produced through red tape. The former kind of corruption tends to reduce red tape, while …

proposal to legalize paying bribes while increasing fines on accepting bribes. We explore performance as regards corruption … enforcement agencies, and discuss the relevance for fighting other forms of corruption. …

Corruption is a widespread phenomenon in many developing and transitional economies. China is a country in profile both … in the prevalence of corruption, and in its attempts to root out corruption. The recent anti-corruption campaign in China … also provides unusual amount of data to study the causes and consequences of corruption, which will have implications for …

We examine the relation between bureaucratic corruption and firm performance in CEE countries. While previous research … corruption found in previous studies could be explained by the corruption environment in which a firm operates. Basically, higher …

corruption and decrease the large expenses associated with today's democratic election campaigns. Random mechanisms can be …

This paper analyzes the causes of corruption in contemporary Bolivia. It argues that, along with the well …-documented observation that richer countries tend, on average, to be less corrupt than poorer ones, corruption is directly dependent on FDI … inflows, with higher levels of FDI associated with lower levels of corruption and vice versa. Additionally, the findings …

trust in government. Corruption is often closely associated with other economic crimes such as tax evasion and money … laundering. Corruption takes diverse forms such as bribery and abuse of functions, and is often a multi-faceted phenomenon. It … range of policy areas. The framework developed in this paper explores in detail how corruption is associated with different …