Is corruption efficiency-enhancing? A case study of the Central and Eastern European region

We investigate the role of firm-level bribes in explaining the efficiency of within-sector production factor allocation across firms in nine Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in 2003-2012. We find a positive association between corruption and both labour and capital misallocation dynamics...

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Main Authors: Claire Giordano, Paloma Lopez-Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC 2018-06-01
Series:The European Journal of Comparative Economics
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Online Access:http://ejce.liuc.it/18242979201801/182429792018150105.pdf