Firm-level corruption in Vietnam

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This paper uses a unique panel dataset on firm-level corruption. It contains quantitative information on bribe payments by a sample of formal and informal Vietnamese firms. We show that bribe incidence is highly associated with firm-level differences in (i) visibility, (ii) sunk costs, (iii) ability to pay, and (iv) level of interaction with public officials. Moreover, when informal firms become formal the probability of paying bribes increases. Becoming formal is also associated with a revenue growth premium that is not driven by self-selection of well-performing firms. On average, this premium outweighs the additional bribe cost of formalization. Formalization embodies net benefits in spite of the growth hampering effects of bribes.

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• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN: 978-92-9230-251-1

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2010/16

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Firm Performance: Size, Diversification, and Scope ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements ; Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East
• Thema: firm performance ; corruption ; Vietnam ; Betriebsgröße ; Betriebliche Kennzahl ; Korruption ; Unternehmen ; Vietnam

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Rand, John ; Tarp, Finn
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/54122
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 20.09.2024, 08:22 MESZ