Showing 1 - 10 of 117
that corruption enhances efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973051
and regulations, but also effectively implement them to shape the business environment. This paper exploit Vietnam … productivity, and this effect is driven by a reduction in corruption levels, the risks of land expropriation, and entry regulations …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012933445
simple way to combat corruption. However, empirical evidence on the corruption and regulation nexus is limited. Further, the … corruption indices used are based on experts' opinions, which may suffer from perception bias. The present paper attempts to … analysis finds a large, positive effect of regulatory burden on corruption. For the baseline results, the bribery rate is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012841203
competition and corruption levels. This paper adds to the evidence base, using data on almost 34,000 firms from the World Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012954322
innovative mix of original qualitative and quantitative data from various checkpoints on the borders with Thailand and Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012943012
New representative survey data for Harare, Zimbabwe are used to analyze the conditions under which informal businesses encounter requests for bribes. A simple model develops basic expectations of bribe exposure: those with higher opportunity costs of formalizing and with a higher ability to pay...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865461
Using firm-level data from more than 39,000 firms in 111 economies, this paper tests the hypothesis that corruption … between corruption and firm productivity when regulation is high and an insignificant relationship when it is low. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865470
What sorts of conditions make some countries more prone to corruption than the others? This is an important question … for understanding how corruption arises and how to combat it. The present paper attempts to answer this question by … exploring the link between the size of the country and corruption. Economic theory suggests advantages and disadvantages of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012865516
This paper addresses the causal relationship between corruption and youth unemployment from two different perspectives …. The discussion starts by asking how the corruption practices within government institutions that encourage the payment of … controlling for various macroeconomic and institutional factors, the development of corruption practices tend to increase the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012967940
paper shows how this new research can shed light on the ubiquity of corruption in so many societies, and proposes ideas for … controlling corruption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012969404