impact of corruption on employment growth among private firms. Using firm-level survey data for 109 countries, the analysis … finds that corruption has a much larger negative impact on employment growth for firms that are financially constrained … the bribery rate brings about a decline in the annual growth rate of employment of financially constrained firms that is 2 …

The formal private sector has a key role to play in fostering growth and reducing unemployment in South Africa … productivity dynamics using firm-level administrative data for South Africa. It is the first paper to benchmark employment and … employment and revenue, although they are not as productive as micro firms and pay lower wages on average. The paper also finds …