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This paper considers the possibility of collective action by the business community to counter corruption in the award … probability of winning the license or contract through bribery. An improvement in the government's formal anti-corruption …
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that corruption enhances efficiency …
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, focusing on India and Indonesia?two countries that have experienced increased education rights litigation in recent years. It …
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industrial growth in India. The expected annual sales growth rate of an enterprise is lower where labor regulation is greater … business growth seem also to depend on a fourth element, namely, corruption. Specifically, labor regulation affects the growth … only of enterprises for which corruption is not a factor in business decisions. By contrast, power shortages seem to be a …
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concession contracts. They discuss free-riding risks, moral hazard problems, and other issues that arise when social concerns are …
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The Government of Rwanda has introduced several reforms since 2009 that have significantly improved the domestic business environment. One of the reforms is the one-stop shop for business registration. Making use of newly available administrative data sources such as tax and company...
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This paper introduces the first effort to quantitatively document the small arms market by collating field reports and … market is developed and empirically estimated to identify the key determinants of assault rifle prices. Variables which proxy …
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The dramatic expansion of mobile phone use in developing countries has given rise to a rich and largely untapped source of information about the characteristics of communities and regions. Call Detail Records (CDRs) obtained from cellular phones provide highly granular real-time data that can be...
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. Existing evidence suggests that increased access to information technology has improved agricultural market efficiency for …
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The increasing cyber connectivity of vehicles and between vehicles and infrastructure will drastically reshape mobility in the coming decades. Although the advent of connected mobility is expected to benefit travelers and society by smoothing traffic, improving rider convenience, and reducing...
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