Does "grease money" speed up the wheels of commerce?
By: Daniel Kaufmann, Shang-Jin Wei.
Contributors: Wei, Shang-Jin.; World Bank. Development Research Group. Public Economics.; World Bank Institute. Governance, Regulation, and Finance Division.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2254; Policy research working papers ;; no. 2254.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Public Economics and World Bank Institute, Governance, Regulation, and Finance
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 17
Subjects: International trade -- Corrupt practices -- Econometric models.; Commerce -- Corrupt practices -- Econometric models.; Bureaucracy -- Corrupt practices -- Econometric models.; Bribery -- Econometric models.; Capital costs -- Econometric models.
Genres: Econometric models.
Description: Is it true that fighting corruption can improve economic efficiency and that fighting bribery can be productive? Not according to this study.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 16-17).
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