Corruption is now recognized to be a pervasive phenomenon that can seriously jeopardize the best-intentioned reform efforts. Economists in the field of industrial organization, antitrust and regulation have long recognized certain institutional factors as potent determinants of corruption,...

This paper examines the effect of labour strategies and management types on firm performance in Chinese enterprises. We use two large panel surveys on Chinese enterprises, spanning almost two decades of transition. Our findings suggest that, as commonly thought, there are significant differences...

Developed and developing countries alike are privatizing or corporatizing state owned enterprises (SOEs), often citing the flexibility to hire and shed labor as an advantage. However, there is little empirical evidence on the extent to which this improves firm performance. This paper...