Many of the empirical studies that analyze the impact of corruption on investment have three common features: they … employ aggregate (country-level) data on investment, corruption is measured at the country-level, and data for countries from … several regions are pooled together. This paper uses firm-level data on investment and measures corruption at the firm and …

This study examines how bribery influences bank debt ratios for a large sample of firms from 14 transition countries …. We combine information on bribery practices from the BEEPS survey with firm-level accounting data from the Amadeus … database. Bribery is measured by the frequency of extra unofficial payments to officials to “get things done”. We find that …

We combine information on bribery practices with firm-level accounting data to examine how bribery influences bank debt … ratios for a large sample of firms in 14 transition countries. We find that bribery is positively related to firms’ total … varies with the maturity of the bank debt, as bribery contributes to higher short-term bank debt ratios but lower long …

This study examines how bribery influences bank debt ratios for a large sample of firms in 14 transition countries. We … combine information on bribery practices from the BEEPS survey with firm-level accounting data from the Amadeus database …. Bribery is measured by the frequency of extra unofficial payments to officials to “get things done”. We find that bribery is …

corruption, briberies and bureaucratic procedures. The research data come from the author's questionnaire research, which was … looked upon bureaucratic or administrative issues and the regulatory environment, together with corruption, political and …

Paucity of information on the informal market for health services hampers the governments’ efforts in performing their … desirable roles in informing, regulating, mandating, financing and providing health services to their people. Analysis of data … significantly reduce out-of-pocket health care spending. …

, health, education, and child protection. An introductory chapter analyses key economic and demographic trends. In each case …