The paper investigates whether the impact of regulations on entrepreneurship depends on corruption. We first test … requirements are detrimental to entrepreneurship. Second, we test whether corruption reduces the negative impact of regulations on … that corruption is beneficial in highly regulated economies. At the maximum level of regulation among our sample of …

This paper analyzes the influence of the shadow economy on corruption and vice versa. We hypothesize that corruption … that the shadow economy reduces corruption in high income countries, but increases corruption in low income countries. We … also find that stricter regulations increase both corruption and the shadow economy. -- corruption ; shadow economy …

-givers should be punished for giving bribes, but not for accepting the bribetakers' reciprocity. -- corruption ; asymmetric …

Corporation (MCC) was successful in promoting better control of corruption. We employ a difference … corruption over time. We conclude that – if designed properly –conditionality can work. -- Foreign Aid ; Corruption ; Millennium …

Corporation (MCC) was successful in promoting better control of corruption. We employ a difference … corruption over time. We conclude that - if designed properly - conditionality can work. -- Foreign Aid ; Corruption ; Millennium …