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 …

efficient than a blanket ban on post-agency employment and may increase social welfare. This insight extends to a variety of …

Adding to the literature on factors driving corruption and bribery, this paper examines the effect of contestability in …

ineffective standard anti-corruption practices, such as whistle-blowing protection policies. We highlight that closing the …