Recent years have seen a remarkable expansion in economists' ability to measure
corruption. This in turn has led to a new generation of well-identified, microeconomic …

This article offers the first comprehensive review of the interdisciplinary state of knowledge
regarding anti-corruption policies, with a particular focus on reducing corruption among civil …

Why has China grown so fast for so long despite vast corruption? In China's Gilded Age,
Yuen Yuen Ang maintains that all corruption is harmful, but not all types of corruption hurt …

We examine a new dataset of public procurement laws, practice, and outcomes in 187
countries. We measure regulation as restrictions on the discretion of the procuring entities …

Combining the theses of “problemistic search” and “slack search,” past research in the
behavioral theory of the firm suggests that both low-and high-performing firms may engage …

Although corruption has attracted researchers' attention for more than 30 years, it remains
one of the most significant political challenges all countries face. Even though corruption …

I analyze corruption in international business, presenting a critical assessment of the topic
and providing suggestions for future research. I argue that corruption creates a laboratory for …

We advance a two-stage theoretical model which contends that the export performance of
emerging economy firms (EEFs) will depend both upon their firm-specific capabilities and …

We conduct face-to-face interviews with bank chief executive officers to classify 397 banks
across 21 countries as relationship or transaction lenders. We then use the geographic …

This paper presents two propositions about corruption. First, the structure of government
institutions and of the political process are very important determinants of the level of …