identical public good, but only one of them offers opportunities for corruption. Our theoretical predictions relate occupation … the private sector. On average, corruption increases the size of the public sector, although the public output received by …

show why corruption is a problem of the state rather than the market …

This paper uses a unique panel dataset on firm-level corruption. It contains quantitative information on bribe payments …

This paper explores the potential for empirical analysis of corruption and countervailing action, based on data … corruption and direct forms of countervailing action comprehensively. This theory is borne out by data collected from three …

contributors and their knowledge of, and/or experience of, corruption in the Asia Pacific Region. Hand in hand, the theoreticians … ramifications of corruption and how breathtaking it is in its depth. They note the different changes that have occurred in the …: the ‘Asian Century' is here.Corruption's costs have not gone away: plus ça change, plus ça meme chose. They have, instead …

We develop an economic model that explains historical data on government corruption in Ming and Qing China. In our … population. The results suggest that eliminating corruption through salary reform was possible in early Ming but impossible by …

Economists have paid much attention to economic development in Southeast Asia, where corruption and bribery are …

of corruption using three popular indexes: The World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators Project (1996 …-2005), Transparency International's corruption perceptions index (1980-2005), and Political Risk Services Group's quality of government … index (1984-2005). We find evidence to support the hypothesis that higher corruption levels delay firms' entry and …