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Kraay, Aart; Murrell, Peter - 2013

officials. Yet it is well known that survey respondents are reticent to tell the truth about activities to which social and … legal stigma are attached, implying a downward bias in survey-based estimates of corruption. This paper develops a method to … combination of conventional and random-response survey questions. The responses to these different types of questions reflect …

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Corruption, the Rusiness Environment, and Small Business Growth in India

Honorati, Maddalena; Mengistae, Taye - 2012

This paper estimates a dynamic business growth equation on a sample of small-scale manufacturers. The results suggest that excessive labor regulation, power shortages, and problems of access to finance are significant influences on industrial growth in India. The expected annual sales growth...

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Corruption, Business Environment, and Small Business Fixed Investment in India

Honorati, Maddalena; Mengistae, Taye - 2012

This paper estimates a structural dynamic business investment equation and an error correction model of fixed assets growth on a sample of predominantly small and mid-size manufacturers in India. The results suggest that excessive labor regulation, power shortages, and problems of access to...

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Grand Corruption in Utilities

Kenny, Charles; S??reide, Tina - 2012

utilities. The paper concludes by discussing a research program to extend this knowledge through a cross-country survey …

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Construction, Corruption, and Developing Countries

Kenny, Charles - 2012

The construction industry accounts for about one-third of gross capital formation. Governments have major roles as clients, regulators, and owners of construction companies. The industry is consistently ranked as one of the most corrupt: large payments to gain or alter contracts and circumvent...

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Utilities Reforms and Corruption in Developing Countries

Estache, Antonio; Goicoechea, Ana; Trujillo, Lourdes - 2012

This paper shows empirically that "privatization" in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors, and the introduction of independent regulators in those sectors, have not always had the expected effects on access, affordability, or quality of services. It also shows that corruption leads...

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Measuring and Reducing the Impact of Corruption in Infrastructure

Kenny, Charles - 2012

petty rather than grand corruption. Existing survey evidence is more reliable, but limited in extent and still subject to …

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To Serve the Community or Oneself : The Public Servant's Dilemma

Barr, Abigail; Lindel??w, Magnus; Serneels, Pieter - 2013

Embezzlement of resources is hampering public service delivery throughout the developing world. Research on this issue is hindered by problems of measurement. To overcome these problems, the authors use an economic experiment to investigate the determinants of corrupt behavior. They focus on...

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Admission is Free Only if Your Dad is Rich! Distributional Effects of Corruption in Schools in Developing Countries

Emran, M. Shahe; Islam, Asadul; Shilpi, Forhad - 2014

In the standard model of corruption, the rich are more likely to pay bribes for their children's education, reflecting higher ability to pay. This prediction is, however, driven by the assumption that the probability of punishment for bribe-taking is invariant across households. In many...

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