This paper investigates whether the costs of corruption are conditional on the extent of government intervention in the … economy. We use data on corruption convictions and economic growth between 1975 and 2007 across the U.S. states to test this … evidence for the "weak" form of the grease-the-wheels hypothesis. While corruption is never good for growth, its harmful …

as rule of law, voice and accountability, corruption control, and state capture, we then provide evidence which suggests … a sobering picture: on average, there appears to be scant progress worldwide in recent times in improving rule of law … and governance, in controlling corruption, and in improving institutional quality -- although there is clearly variance …

unbundles corruption to measure different types of corrupt transactions and provide detailed information on the characteristics … and performance of firms, we find that: i) corruption reduces FDI inflows and attracts lower quality investment in terms … kickbacks, while paying a lower overall bribe burden than domestic firms; iii) FDI firms undertake those forms of corruption …

We hypothesize that the spread of the Internet has reduced corruption, chiefly through two mechanisms. First, the … that the spread of the Internet has reduced the extent of corruption across the globe and across the U.S. The size of the …

burden (not necessarily low statutory tax rates), sizable revenue mobilization, good rule of law and control of corruption … administration of tax and regulatory regimes--not higher tax rates alone--as well as corruption, that increases the size of the … firms experience a greater tax and regulatory burden, as well as more bribery and corruption. The unofficial economy is also …

unbundling of corruption into meaningful and measurable components. They contrast state capture (firms shaping and affecting … without recourse to payments) and with administrative corruption ("petty" forms of bribery in connection with the … empirical measurement utilizing the BEEPS data. State capture, influence, and administrative corruption are all shown to have …

and corruption not only remain, they have become the primary development challenges of the 21st century. In particular …

Previous research has found a negative effect of corruption on growth in the United States. However, some theory … suggests corruption might have a positive impact in places with dysfunctional political institutions. This paper investigates … whether the corruption-growth link is conditional on the extent of government involvement across U.S. states. Even though no …

-shaped or downward-sloping pattern. Corruption may affect this relationship in two distinct ways: by raising pollution at given … corruption on pollution. The indirect effect via income is positive or negative depending on the income level. If negative, the … corruption. Because this relationship is particularly strong at low income levels, developing countries can considerably improve …