Do Politically Connected Firms Innovate, Contributing to Long-Term Economic Growth?
This paper presents new evidence that cronyism reduces long-term economic growth by discouraging firms' innovation activities. The analysis is based on novel establishment survey data from The Arab Republic of Egypt which provides information...
Main Authors: | Francis, David, Hussain, Sahar, Schiffbauer, Marc |
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Format: | Working Paper |
Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/914811530277806510/Do-politically-connected-firms-innovate-contributing-to-long-term-economic-growth http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29975 |
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