comprehensive toolbox for economic growth and takes Jordan and Egypt as examples for how industrial policy measures are employed in …

corruption, but higher when there is better enforcement and auditing. So firms have a higher productivity gain threshold to adopt … direct effects on the economy, enforcement, auditing and corruption can have indirect effects through their negative impact …

grounds. The first is that they prevent corruption, the second is that they democratize the financing of campaigns by …

This paper examines the relationship between corruption and public debt in 106 countries. Results suggest that … corruption leads to an increase in public debt. We also investigate if the effect of corruption on pblic debt is increased by … government expenditure, the shadow economy and military expenditure. We find that the effect of corruption on public debt is …

Corruption is a serious problem worldwide, especially in developing countries. This study investigates the impact of … eight forms of government economic intervention on corruption in 157 countries grouped either by per-capita income or by … corruption suggesting that anti-corruption efforts should start with reforming the legal system. Corruption was also found …

about the relationship between corruption and shadow economy activities. The paper highlights the interaction between the … underground economy and corruption using comparative analysis. It discusses the theoretical approach to shadow economic activities … and focuses on the determinants of the Romanian economy concluding that Romania record a high incidence of corruption and …

those in OECD countries. A possible explanation is that corruption, which is more widespread in poor countries, reduces the … this explanation: people who perceive corruption to be high in the country are also more likely to lean left ideologically … and to declare to support a more intrusive government in economic matters. Finally, we show that the corruption …

unusually close look at the relationship between bureaucratic organization, bribe-setting behavior and the costs corruption … bureaucrats to engage in "collusive" or "coercive" types of corruption. We then observe how firms adjust their shipping and … sourcing strategies in response to different types of corruption. "Collusive" corruption is cost-reducing for firms, increasing …

A number of recent studies for Latin America show that as the size of the informal economy grows, corruption is less … corruption, inequality and shadow economies are considerably large. We use Panel Least Square and Fixed Effects Models for Asia … to find that both 'Corruption Perception Index' and 'ICRG' index are sensitive to a number of important macroeconomic …