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The Effect of Corruption on Firm Growth: Evidence from Firms in Turkey
Ayaydin, Hasan; Hayaloglu, Pinar - In: Asian Economic and Financial Review 4 (2014) 5, pp. 607-624
To our knowledge, there is no micro-level study paying attention to the influence of corruption on firm growth. We aim … corruption and firm growth in a single country, Turkey. To estimate the relationship between firm growth and corruption, we … techniques. The study find evidence that the effect of corruption level, profitability and financial leverage on the growth of …
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Bribery solicitations and firm performance in the Latin America and Caribbean region
Şeker, Murat; Yang, Judy S. - In: Journal of Comparative Economics 42 (2014) 1, pp. 246-264
This study shows that for firms in the Latin America and Caribbean region, bribery significantly distorts firm growth. Firms that were solicited for bribes when conducting business transactions – such as applying for permits, electricity, or water connections – have 23% lower annual sales...
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Corruption and firm growth: Evidence from China
Wang, Yuanyuan; You, Jing - In: China Economic Review 23 (2012) 2, pp. 415-433
Corruption is one of the most pervasive obstacles to economic and social development. However, in the existing … literature it appears that corruption seems to be less harmful in some countries than in others. The most striking examples are … well known as the “East Asian paradox”: countries displaying exceptional growth records despite having thriving corruption …
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Convergence in institutions and market outcomes: cross-country and time-series evidence from the business environment and enterprise performance surveys in transition economies
Mitra, Pradeep; Muravyev, Alexander; Schaffer, Mark E. - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2009
This paper uses firm-level data from the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Surveys to study the process of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market structure, finance and the structure of lending to firms, and...
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Impact of Corruption on Business Development: Empirical Estimates
Belyanova, E.; S. Nikolaenko. - In: VOPROSY ECONOMIKI 9 (2013)
The paper considers the relationship of corruption and domestic business environment. The authors propose a method of … quantitative estimation of the impact of corruption on the business climate through the use of international ratings. The … corruption, and estimate, with its help, the comparative advantages of Russia as of late 2012. In addition the paper determines …
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Financial Constraints, Quality of Institutions and Firm Size: What Do Perceptions Tell Us?
Gur, Nurullah - In: Eurasian Economic Review 2 (2012) 2, pp. 17-36
constraints, corruption and legal institutions affect firm size. Our results are consistent with Beck et al. (2006). We find that … corruption and perceived quality of legal institutions do not have statistically significant effects. Copyright Eurasia Business …
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The Firms Speak: What the World Business Environment Survey Tells Us about Constraints on Private Sector Development
Batra, Geeta; Kaufmann, Daniel; Stone, Andrew H. W. - EconWPA - 2004
corruption on the one hand, and growth and investment on the other, and it highlights the costs to economies where the state is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077053
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Anti-corruption programmes in post-communist transition countries and changes in the business environment, 1999-2002
Steves, Franklin; Rousso, Alan - EconWPA - 2004
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412534
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The Impact Of Economic Crisis On Unemployment, Employment And SMEs Development In Serbia
Radović-Marković, Mirjana - In: Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics 10 (2010) 2, pp. 279-288
The establishment of macroeconomic stability, the conducted reforms and the institutional changes in the past years resulted into the improvement in the business conditions in Serbia. Significant advances were made in 2008 as regards the formulation and implementation of the policy of...
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Anti-corruption programmes in post-communist transition countries and changes in the business environment, 1999-2002
Steves, Franklin; Rousso, Alan - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) - 2003
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008486875