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Deals and Delays : Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times

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dc.contributor.authorFreund, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorHallward-Driemeier, Mary
dc.contributor.authorRijkers, Bob
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-15T18:21:14Z
dc.date.available2014-08-15T18:21:14Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines whether demands for bribes for particular government services are associated with expedited or delayed policy implementation. The "grease the wheels" hypothesis, which contends that bribes act as speed money, implies three testable predictions. First, on average, bribe requests should be negatively correlated with wait times. Second, this relationship should vary across firms, with those with the highest opportunity cost of waiting being more likely to pay and face shorter delays. Third, the role of grease should vary across countries, with benefits larger where regulatory burdens are greatest. The data are inconsistent with all three predictions. According to the preferred specifications, ceteris paribus, firms confronted with demands for bribes take approximately 1.5 times longer to get a construction permit, operating license, or electrical connection than firms that did not have to pay bribes and, respectively, 1.2 and 1.4 times longer to clear customs when exporting and importing. The results are robust to controlling for firm fixed effects and at odds with the notion that corruption enhances efficiency.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19736799/deals-delays-firm-level-evidence-corruption-policy-implementation-times
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6949
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/19375
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6949
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO FINANCE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAUCTION
dc.subjectBIDDING
dc.subjectBRIBE
dc.subjectBRIBERY
dc.subjectBRIBES
dc.subjectBRIBING
dc.subjectBUSINESS CLIMATE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectBUSINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectBUSINESS REGULATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITAL STOCK
dc.subjectCOMMERCE
dc.subjectCORRUPT
dc.subjectCORRUPT PRACTICES
dc.subjectCORRUPTION
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCES
dc.subjectDISCRIMINATION
dc.subjectDOMAINS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEUR
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP
dc.subjectFIRM SIZE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT CONTRACT
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICE
dc.subjectGOVERNMENT SERVICES
dc.subjectGROUP OF FIRMS
dc.subjectINSPECTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectLICENSE
dc.subjectLICENSES
dc.subjectLIEN
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPENALTY
dc.subjectPHONE
dc.subjectPHONE CONNECTION
dc.subjectPRIVATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectRED TAPE
dc.subjectREGULATORY BURDENS
dc.subjectREGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectREGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectRESULT
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSALES GROWTH
dc.subjectSMALL FIRMS
dc.subjectTARGETS
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectUSES
dc.subjectWEB
dc.titleDeals and Delays : Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Timesen
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okr.crossref.titleDeals and Delays: Firm-Level Evidence on Corruption and Policy Implementation Times
okr.date.disclosure2014-07-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T10:15:35.339075Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/19736799/deals-delays-firm-level-evidence-corruption-policy-implementation-times
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid761381468340846567
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6949
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20140627085537
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum19736799
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okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Access to Finance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicSocial Development::Crime and Society
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitFinance and Private Sector Development Team and the Trade and International Integration Team, Development Research Group
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