Holdings: The Incidence of Graft on Developing-Country Firms

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The Incidence of Graft on Developing-Country Firms

This paper measures the extent to which firms in developing countries are the target of bribes. Using new firm-level survey data from 33 African and Latin American countries, we first show that perceptions adjust slowly to firms' experience wi...

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Main Authors:	González, Alvaro, Ernesto López-Córdova, J., E. Valladares, Elio
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTABILITY ANTI-CORRUPTION ARSON BRIBE BRIBERY BRIBES BRIBING BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS ENTRY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS REGULATIONS BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS BUSINESSES CENTRAL AMERICA CIVIL SERVANTS COMPETITIVENESS CONFIDENCE CORRUPT CORRUPT ACTS CORRUPT OFFICIALS CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX CRIME DEMOCRACIES DEMOCRACY ELECTRICITY ENTERPRISE SURVEY ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEURS EXTORTION GOVERNMENT CONTRACT GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GRAFT HOUSEHOLDS INSPECTIONS INSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTEGRITY INTERNATIONAL BANK LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM LICENSE LICENSES MEDIA MOBILE TELEPHONES MULTINATIONAL NEPOTISM PAYOFF PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION PETTY CORRUPTION POLITICAL CORRUPTION PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC POLICY REMEDY RESULT RESULTS ROBBERY SOLICITATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE TELEPHONE CONNECTION TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS TELEPHONE SERVICE TELEPHONE SERVICES TELEPHONY THEFT TRANSACTION USERS VICTIMS WEB Microdata Set
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8682858/incidence-graft-developing-country-firms http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7529

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8682858/incidence-graft-developing-country-firms
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7529