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 …

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. …

government support activities on the profitability of manufacturing SMEs in a developing country, Vietnam. Using an unbalanced … profitability when using OLS. However, a fixed-effect quantile approach reveals that government financial support is negatively … related for firms with low profit but is positively related for firms in the high profitability percentile. Our findings also …