study examines the effects of corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a "bribe tax" and is compared with … effect on firm-level productivity, while the effect of the time tax is insignificant. At the same time, there is no evidence … achieve higher productivity by helping circumvent cumbersome bureaucratic requirements. When the sample is split between …

Inappropriate regulation can influence productivity performance by affecting incentives to invest and adopt new … technologies, as well as by directly curbing competitive pressures. Results of a labor productivity growth model for European Union … plus imports to gross domestic product-have positive effects on productivity growth. In Romania a 10 percent increase in …

corruption on productivity. Corruption is defined as a “bribe tax” and is compared to another form of institutional inefficiency … their effects in the full sample, only the bribe tax appears to have a negative effect on firm-level productivity, while the … taxes, implying that bribing does not emerge as a second-best option to achieve higher productivity by helping circumvent …