This paper aims to analyze the impact of corruption on firm innovation in Portugal, using data from the World Bank … endogeneity in the corruption variable. Our results show that corruption fosters innovation in Portugal, regardless of the … dependent variable we use to measure innovation. We have also analyzed the effect of corruption on innovation in foreign and …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a “bribe tax” and is compared to another form of institutional inefficiency …, which is often believed to be closely linked with corruption: the “time tax” imposed on firms by red tape. When testing … individual firms appears to vary depending on overall institutional quality: in countries where corruption is more prevalent and …

study examines the effects of corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a "bribe tax" and is compared with … another form of institutional inefficiency, which is often believed to be closely linked with corruption: the "time tax … to vary depending on overall institutional quality: in countries where corruption is more prevalent and the legal …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is narrowly defined as the occurrence of informal payments to government officials to ease … grease" hypothesis by investigating whether corruption may increase productivity by helping reduce the time tax on firms … corruption is more prevalent and the legal framework is weaker, bribery is more harmful for firm-level productivity …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is narrowly defined as the occurrence of informal payments to government officials to ease … grease" hypothesis by investigating whether corruption may increase productivity by helping reduce the time tax on firms … corruption is more prevalent and the legal framework is weaker, bribery is more harmful for firm-level productivity. …