The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of corruption and the shadow economy on innovation in the Spanish … regions between 2000 and 2012. For this purpose, we use different proxies to approximate corruption and the shadow economy. We … find evidence that corruption negatively influences innovation according to the results of the estimations. Regarding the …

industrial firms in China, we show that firms in locations historically affected by the CMC rules exhibit higher innovation … reduce local corruption and stimulate firms' investment in R&D and training to this day. We identify a causal effect by …

China, where a quarter of firms' R&D expenditures come from government subsidies. Using a difference-in-differences approach … subsidy awards and depressed the influence of their corruption-related expenditures. We also examine the impact of these … changes: subsidies became significantly positively associated with future innovation after the anti-corruption campaign and …

China, where a quarter of firms' R&D expenditures come from government subsidies. Using a difference-in-differences approach …, we find that the anti-corruption campaign that began in 2012 and the departures of local government officials responsible … subsidy awards and depressed the influence of their corruption-related expenditures. We also examine the impact of these …

China—corruption in the form of greasing money enhances corporate innovation outcomes. Our identification strategy exploits … China’s anti-corruption campaign as a shock to corruption. Using a difference-in-differences model, we find that corrupt …A bulk of extant literature suggests that corruption impedes innovation. However, we document the opposite evidence in …

China, where a quarter of firms' R&D expenditures come from government subsidies. Using a difference-in-differences approach … subsidy awards and depressed the influence of their corruption-related expenditures. We also examine the impact of these … changes: subsidies became significantly positively associated with future innovation after the anti-corruption campaign and …