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Brezis, Elise S.; Cariolle, Joël - 2017

This paper addresses the effects of the revolving door phenomenon on the inequality of influence among firms. It shows that firms are not equal in their capacities to benefit from state connections. We first develop a theoretical model introducing the notion of "bureaucratic capital" and showing...

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Corruption in transition economies : cause or effect?

Arapović, Adisa; Depken, Craig A.; Hadžikadić, Mirsad - In: Zagreb international review of economics & business 20 (2017) 1, pp. 113-123

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Doing more for less? : new evidence on lobbying and government contracts

Agca, Senay; Igan, Deniz; Li, Fuhong; Mishra, Prachi - 2019

Why do firms lobby? This paper exploits the unanticipated sequestration of federal budget accounts in March 2013 that reduced the availability of government funds disbursed through procurement contracts to shed light on this question. Following this event, firms with little or no prior exposure...

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U.S. political corruption and labor investment (in)efficiency

Chowdhury, Hasibul; Estreich, Timothy; Hossain, … - In: Global finance journal 60 (2024), pp. 1-22

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Public corruption and the allocation of government contracts

Wei, Zuobao; Zhu, Yicheng - In: Review of financial economics : RFE 41 (2023) 1, pp. 3-22

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Political and judicial checks on corruption : evidence from American state governments

Alt, James E.; Dreyer Lassen, David - In: Economics & politics 20 (2008) 1, pp. 33-61

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Corruption, quasi-rents, and the regulation of electric utilities

Neufeld, John L. - In: The journal of economic history 68 (2008) 4, pp. 1059-1097

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Inequality and corruption : evidence from US states

Alt, James E. (contributor); … - 2008

High-quality data on state-level inequality and incomes, panel data on corruption convictions, and careful attention to … institutional environment the corruptible employee’s or official’s decision to engage in corruption is affected by relative wages … of inequality, which indicate diminished prospects facing those convicted of corruption. In US states over 25 years we …

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Political and judicial checks on corruption : evidence from American state governments

Alt, James E. (contributor); … - 2005

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On rent thinking and the corruption of republican government

Montanye, James A. - In: The independent review : journal of political economy 7 (2002/03) 4, pp. 519-535

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