On the relation between corruption and market competition.

We construct a model where bureaucrats are corruptible, in the sense that they may accept bribes in order to mislead the authorities on the actual circumstances of firms that do not comply with a government regulation. We show that corruption increases the number of competing firms. We also show tha...

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Publicado en:Economic Inquiry Vol. 61; no. 1; pp. 99 - 122
Autores principales: Varvarigos, Dimitrios, Stathopoulou, Eleni
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2023
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