-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We …Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross … results suggest that as poor countries grow, corruption could subside "on its own,'' and they demonstrate one type of positive …

-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We …Government corruption is more prevalent in poor countries than in rich countries. This paper uses cross … results suggest that as poor countries grow, corruption could subside "on its own,'' and they demonstrate one type of positive …

protection (with corruption as an element), access to finance and infrastructure, and the existence of a strong agglomeration …