The paper investigates how efficiency of business environment and corruption (informal payments and state capture … corruption activities at the firm-level and firm ownership. We find somehow surprising results that private firms (domestic and … foreign owned firms that are involved in informal payments are likely to benefit from these corruption practices. On the other …

In this paper we explore relationships between corruption perceptions and such characteristics as the size of shadow … countries. It is shown that irrespective of whether the economy is developed or transitional, negative dependence of corruption … the shadow economy passes 45%, the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index ceases to respond to growth of …

This paper analyses the anti-corruption activities of 24 transition countries in the period 1999-2002. These activities … are divided into omnibus anti-corruption programmes, legislative reform aimed at tackling corruption, and adherence to … international anti-corruption conventions. The paper presents a new measure for determining the extent of anti-corruption activity …

Using a panel data set for 146 countries over the period 1984~2007, this study contributes in the area of trade-corruption … linkages by highlighting the non-monotonic relationship between trade and corruption and significance of complementary policy … reforms in shaping the link. Findings of the study suggest that trade increases corruption in a linear specification while its …

Corruption has fierce impacts on economic and societal development and is subject to a vast range of institutional …, jurisdictional, societal and economic conditions. Research indicates that corruption's predominantly negative effects have arisen to … impairing everybody's life. This paper provides a comprehensive state-of-the-art survey of existing literature on corruption and …

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 …

conclude discussing the implications for the fight of more harmful forms of corruption. …

This paper investigates regional differences in the perception of corruption and informal practices among Ukrainian … firms. Using two different data sets from Ukraine we show that perceived corruption differs significantly across regions … propensity score matching. In particular, perceived corruption is highest in the eastern areas and lowest in the western region …

prices. The evidence offers a glimpse of quite explicit micro-level evidence on various types of behavior and corruption that …