“Heard Melodies Are Sweet, but Those Unheard Are Sweeter” : Understanding Corruption Using Cross-National Firm-Level Surveys

“Heard Melodies Are Sweet, but Those Unheard Are Sweeter” : Understanding Corruption Using Cross-National Firm-Level Surveys

Since the early 1990s, a large number of studies have been undertaken to understand the causes and consequences of corruption. Many of these studies have employed firm-level survey data from various countries. While insightful, these analyses based...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jensen, Nathan M., Li, Quan, Rahman, Aminur
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVISORY SERVICES
ANTICORRUPTION
BIASES
BRIBE
BRIBERY
BRIBES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
CENSORSHIP
CHARACTERISTICS OF BUSINESS OWNERS
CIVIL LIBERTIES
COLLABORATION
COMPETITORS
CONFIDENCE
CORRUPT
CORRUPTION
DATA COLLECTION
DEMOCRATIC COUNTRIES
DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENTS
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC POLICY
ECONOMIC REFORM
EMBEZZLEMENT
EXCLUSION
EXPENDITURE
FEAR OF REPRISALS
FIRMS
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE PRESS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
GRAFT
GRAND CORRUPTION
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERVIEWS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
KICKBACKS
LEARNING
NEPOTISM
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
PRIVATE GAIN
PRIVATE GAINS
PROCUREMENT
PUBLIC OFFICIAL
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
PUBLIC POLICY
RECONSTRUCTION
REPRESSION
SMALL FIRM
SMALL FIRMS
SOURCE OF INFORMATION
TAXATION
TRANSPARENCY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8788860/heard-melodies-sweet-unheard-sweeter-understanding-corruption-using-cross-national-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7653

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8788860/heard-melodies-sweet-unheard-sweeter-understanding-corruption-using-cross-national-firm-level-surveys
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7653

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