This paper uses a multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model and estimates the extent of corruption in 30 … Chinese provinces from 1995 to 2015. Treating corruption as an unobserved latent variable, the MIMIC results show that both … government size and public investment have significant positive effects on corruption, while fiscal decentralization, citizen …

In this paper, I study how anti-corruption shocks affect Chinese city leaders through political factions or social … investigated for corruption affects the city leaders' economic performances and policy outcomes. I find that college and workplace … evidence supports the explanation that the corruption investigation of officials initiates promotion competition inside the …

This paper documents the clientelism in anti-corruption investigations across the interpolitician network in the … paper contributes to the on-going debate on the motivations of the incumbent government in anti-corruption campaigns …

This paper uses a multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model and estimates the extent of corruption in 30 … Chinese provinces from 1995 to 2015. Treating corruption as an unobserved latent variable, the MIMIC results show that both … government size and public investment have significant positive effects on corruption, while fiscal decentralization, citizen …

In this paper, I study the effects of corruption on firm innovation, using a data set that covers the registration and … patent application records of the universe of firms in China. I provide empirical evidence that corruption significantly … corrupt officials in exchange for a lower entry cost and more protection. Simulation suggests that corruption reduces welfare …

, increased sharply after the corruption crackdown began in 2013. The SOE premium is more salient in provinces exposed to central … corruption inspections, where the perceived political risk is high. Evidence also shows that risk-driven favoritism leads to …