DOES CORRUPTION ATTENUATE THE EFFECT OF RED TAPE ON EXPORTS?

I use firm -level data to examine whether corruption attenuates the adverse effects of red tape on exports. I find that, conditional on there being customs-related red tape, a firm is better off if it can use bribes to lower the delay that it faces. However, I also find that corruption has a negativ...

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Published in:Economic Inquiry Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1192 - 1213
Main Author: Ahsan, Reshad N.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jul2017
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