Does Corruption Impact on Firms' Ability to Conduct Business in Mauritania? Evidence from Investment Climate Survey Data

This paper seeks to understand whether Mauritanian firms deem corruption as an obstacle to operate and grow, to identify the profile of firms that are more likely to make informal payments, and to quantify the size of these payments. The results of...

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Main Authors:	Francisco, Manuela, Pontara, Nicola
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM AGGREGATE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS ANTI-COMPETITIVE PRACTICES AUTHORITY BANK CREDIT BARRIERS TO GROWTH BORROWING BRIBE BRIBE PAYERS BRIBERY BRIBES BUREAUCRACY BUREAUCRAT BUREAUCRATIC CONTROL BUREAUCRATIC PROCEDURES BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS OPERATIONS BUSINESS OWNERSHIP BUSINESS PEOPLE BUSINESSMEN CAPITAL STOCK CIVIL LIBERTIES COMPANY COMPETITORS COMPOSITE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS CONSTITUENCIES CORRUPT CORRUPT PRACTICES CORRUPTION CORRUPTION DATA CORRUPTION PERCEPTION CORRUPTION VARIABLES COUNTRIES % FIRMS COUNTRY REPORTS CPI CREDIT ACCESS CRIME DECISION-MAKING DEGREE OF CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIZATION ECONOMIC AGENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC REFORMS EMBEZZLEMENT EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS EXPANSION EXPLOITATION FAMILIES FAMILY BUSINESS FIGHTING CORRUPTION FINANCIAL COST FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FINANCIAL MARKETS FIRM SIZE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN FIRMS FOREIGN OWNERSHIP GOOD GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GOVERNMENT EFFECTIVENESS GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS GOVERNMENT SERVICES GRAFT GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HUMAN RIGHTS INCOME INEQUALITY INFORMAL PAYMENT INFORMAL PAYMENTS INFORMAL SECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE SERVICES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVESTMENT CLIMATE KEY CHALLENGE KICKBACKS LACK OF COMPETITION LATIN AMERICAN LEADERSHIP LISTED COMPANY LOAN MEASURING CORRUPTION MEASURING GOVERNANCE MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MICRO ENTERPRISES MONOPOLIES NATURAL RESOURCES NEW BUSINESS OBSTACLES TO GROWTH OFFICE HOLDERS OLIGARCHY PARTY PATRONAGE PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION PERSONAL GAIN PETTY CORRUPTION POLITICAL CORRUPTION POLITICAL ECONOMY POLITICAL PARTIES POLITICAL POWER POLITICAL STABILITY POLITICIANS PREFERENTIAL PRIVATE GAIN PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROCUREMENT PROCUREMENT POLICIES PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PUBLIC CONTRACTS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC FINANCES PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC OFFICIAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS PUBLIC RESOURCES PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC SPENDING REAL ESTATE RED TAPE REGULATORY BURDEN REGULATORY POLICIES REGULATORY QUALITY RULE OF LAW SKILLED WORKERS SMALL FIRMS SOURCE OF INFORMATION STATE CONTROL SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA TAX INSPECTIONS TAX RATE TAX RATES TAX REVENUES TERM CREDIT TRANSPARENCY UNOFFICIAL ECONOMY VIOLENCE WEALTH CREATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8879695/corruption-impact-firms-ability-conduct-business-mauritania-evidence-investment-climate-survey-data http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7570