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How Bribery Distorts Firm Growth : Differences by Firm Attributes

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dc.contributor.authorÅžeker, Murat
dc.contributor.authorYang, Judy S.
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T07:44:37Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T07:44:37Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractHow corruption affects economic performance has been studied for over a decade. Yet the lack of detailed firm-level data has limited research regarding who is carrying the real burden of corruption. This study shows that for firms in the Latin America and Caribbean region, bribery significantly distorts firm growth. Firms that pay bribes when conducting business transactions -- such as applying for permits, electricity, or water connections -- have 24 percent lower annual sales growth than firms that do not face such solicitations. Moreover, these distortions are more severe for low-revenue-generating and young firms. Using the instrumental variables method, the authors show that these results are robust to different specifications and the use of different sub-samples.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16237366/bribery-distorts-firm-growth-differences-firm-attributes
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6046
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6049
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6046
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABUSE
dc.subjectACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectBACKBONE
dc.subjectBRANCH
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBUSINESS ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectBUSINESS OPERATIONS
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRANSACTION
dc.subjectBUSINESS TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCOMMODITY
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPT OFFICIAL
dc.subjectCORRUPT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTION
dc.subjectCORRUPTION PERCEPTION INDEX
dc.subjectCPI
dc.subjectCPI SCORES
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEY
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITIES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL ABILITY
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectEXCHANGE RATES
dc.subjectEXCLUSION
dc.subjectEXTERNAL FINANCING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL BURDEN
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectFIRM SIZES
dc.subjectFIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGROUP OF FIRMS
dc.subjectGROWTH POTENTIAL
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL STANDARD
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE BASE
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE MEASURES
dc.subjectPETTY CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCT INNOVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPRIETORSHIP
dc.subjectPROPRIETORSHIPS
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectR&D
dc.subjectREAL ESTATE
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectSALES GROWTH
dc.subjectSENSITIVITY ANALYSES
dc.subjectSIZE OF FIRMS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS GROWTH
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectSME
dc.subjectSOLICITATION
dc.subjectSOLICITATIONS
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
dc.subjectTRANSPARENCY
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleHow Bribery Distorts Firm Growth : Differences by Firm Attributesen
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okr.crossref.titleHow Bribery Distorts Firm Growth: Differences by Firm Attributes
okr.date.disclosure2012-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:21:40.228812Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16237366/bribery-distorts-firm-growth-differences-firm-attributes
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid595351468323729240
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6046
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120423090802
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16237366
okr.identifier.reportWPS6046
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/04/23/000158349_20120423090802/Rendered/PDF/WPS6046.pdfen
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicCorruption and Anticorruption Law
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.topicLaw and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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