corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a “bribe tax” and is compared to another form of institutional inefficiency … the legal framework is weaker, bribery is more harmful for firm-level productivity. -- Corruption ; firm performance …Using enterprise data for the economies of Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS, this study examines the effects of …

We investigate the drivers of firm level productivity in catching-up economies by jointly estimating its relationship … competition and innovation have a simultaneous positive effect on labour productivity in terms of either sales or value added per … productivity. …

Many recent studies have looked at the macroeconomic, cultural and institutional determinants of corruption at the … bribes and the firms paying bribes affect the equilibrium level of corruption in the sector. Bribe takers (utility employees … empirical literature on corruption is how to distinguish between the "endogenous harassment" and "speed money" theories of …

productivity, but they also underscore the risks of quantity-based incentives where quality is important. …

Productivity (TFP) growth in CEE countries. We show that due to their deep integration in GVCs, CEE countries have been exposed to …