Search Results - subject:"BRIBES"

Are global value chains for sale? On business-state relations in the MENA region

Aboushady, Nora; Zaki, Chahir - 2023

We use new data on political connections from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys to examine the impact of connections on firms' participation in global value chains (GVCs) for six MENA countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and Lebanon). In addition to political...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014470184

Are global value chains for sale? : on business-state relations in the MENA region

Aboushady, Nora; Zaki, Chahir - German Institute of Development and Sustainability - 2023

We use new data on political connections from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys to examine the impact of connections on firms’ participation in global value chains (GVCs) for six MENA countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, the West Bank and Gaza, Jordan, and Lebanon). In addition to political...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014467896

The bribe rate and long run differences in sovereign borrowing costs

Alamgir, Farzana; Cotoc, Johnny; Johri, Alok - 2022

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013459863

Cartels and bribes

Burguet, Roberto; Iossa, Elisabetta; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2021

We study the relationship between collusion and corruption in a stylized model of repeated procurement where the cost of reporting corrupt bureaucrats gives rise to a free riding problem. As in Dixit (2015, 2016), cooperation among honest suppliers alleviates free-riding in reporting. However,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014278155

How do women managers avoid paying bribes?

Clarke, George R. G. - In: Economies 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-18

Previous studies have found that firms where women have greater influence are less likely to pay bribes than other … firms. In this study, we ask how these firms avoid paying bribes. Using data from the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys, we … say that officials sought bribes when they met with them than male-managed firms. This suggests the main way that firms …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013199757

Cartels and bribes

Burguet, Roberto; Iossa, Elisabetta; Spagnolo, Giancarlo - 2021

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012697250

The bribe rate and long run differences in sovereign borrowing costs

Cotoc, Johnny; Johri, Alok - 2021

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012416421

How do women managers avoid paying bribes?

Clarke, George R. G. - In: Economies : open access journal 9 (2021) 1/19, pp. 1-18

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012483384

Rules, discretion, and corruption in procurement : evidence from Italian government contracting

Decarolis, Francesco; Pinotti, Paolo; Vannutelli, Silvia; … - 2020 - This version: May 21, 2020

The benefits of bureaucratic discretion depend on the extent to which it is used for public benefit versus exploited for private gain. We study the relationship between discretion and corruption in Italian government procurement auctions, using a confidential database of firms and procurement...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012224342

Rules, discretion, and corruption in procurement : evidence from Italian government contracting

Decarolis, Francesco; Fisman, Raymond; Pinotti, Paolo; … - 2019 - This version: December 18, 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230432