This paper adds to the recent literature on firm-level corruption by relying on rich data including detailed … large and significant positive association between corruption and firm performance. We further show that the type of bribe …

, corruption exists especially in countries with weak government institutions. Literatures on corruption and firm performance … indicate that corruption can either grease or sand business performance and operations. This paper analyzes this relationship … association with the firms' extent of perceived corruption around them. The negative and challenging business environment for SMEs …

of corrupt activities on firm productivity in Vietnam. We found that the bribe intensity instead of whether firms bribed … corruption and unobservable characteristics are controlled for. This finding contrasts to a popular belief about a paradox for … East Asian countries where corruption is positively associated with firm growth. …