reduction in regulation in better funded localities. The findings are directly relevant to Indonesia where corruption is high … sources of tax or inter-governmental revenues reduce the need for regulation and corruption. The paper estimates a large …Bribes by firms in Indonesia arise principally from regulations --licenses and levies --imposed by local government …

reduction in regulation in better funded localities. The findings are directly relevant to Indonesia where corruption is high … sources of tax or inter-governmental revenues reduce the need for regulation and corruption. The paper estimates a large …Bribes by firms in Indonesia arise principally from regulations --licenses and levies --imposed by local government …

between corruption and firm productivity when regulation is high and an insignificant relationship when it is low. These …Using firm-level data from more than 39,000 firms in 111 economies, this paper tests the hypothesis that corruption … impedes productivity more at higher levels of regulation. The analysis finds that there is a significant negative relationship …