Extortion or cost-reduction: why do firms pay bribes?
Do firms bribe government officials to reduce their costs or do bribe payments arise because of extortion from government officials? Using three of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance surveys of firms across several countries and employing various estimation methodologies, this paper...
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| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Economics |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15140326.2018.1526876 |