Anecdotal evidence indicates that corruption is rampant in the defence sector globally. Using a unique database on firm … level corruption risk in the defence industry, we examine the role of country level and firm level antecedents. Among the …, explicit mechanisms to control corruption and cultural factors such as power distance and uncertainty avoidance. Our empirical …

on this specific part of the hidden economy. -- Hidden economy ; labor market ; taxation ; corruption … corruption being prominent among them. In part 4 we set up and quantify a model to analyze the interrelationships among the … consumption and the level of corruption. We also demonstrate that the concealed consumption share plays an important role in the …

This paper revisits the effects of corruption on the state's capacity to raise revenue, building on the existing …-2014, compiled by the IMF. It finds that-consistent with the existing literature-corruption is negatively associated with overall tax … revenue, and most of its components. This relationship is predominantly influenced by the way corruption interacts with tax …

life. In such a context of institutional remodeling, of redefining social values, the phenomenon of corruption was not only … present, but had a great enough influence over the transition process. The influence of corruption manifested itself in most … corruption. Through the analysis of all elements taken into account and previously stated, the present study aims at …

Customs-related corruption costs World Customs Organisation (WCO) members at least $2 billion in customs revenue each … only help reduce corruption and improve efficiency - in a large number of customs agencies -- if the customs agency …'s director undertakes a big-bang approach to reform. We also find support for the corruption clubs theory - that customs agencies …