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Corruption as “one‑stop‑shop”: theory and empirical analysis
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2018-9-32-51
Abstract
We present the comparative analysis of the impact of centralized and decentralized corruption for private sector. Theory and empirical evidence point out to a “double jeopardy” of decentralized corruption which increases the burden of corruption upon private firms and weakens the incentives of bureaucracy to provide public production inputs, such as infrastructure. These outcomes are produced by simultaneous free-riding and the tragedy of the commons effects. The empirical part of the paper utilizes data of the Business Environment and Enterprise Performance project.
About the Authors
R. Yu. Kochnev
National Research University Higher School of Economics.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
L. I. Polishchuk
National Research University Higher School of Economics.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
A. Yu. Rubin
National Research University Higher School of Economics.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
Russian Federation
Moscow.
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Kochnev R.Yu., Polishchuk L.I., Rubin A.Yu. Corruption as “one‑stop‑shop”: theory and empirical analysis. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2018;(9):32-51. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2018-9-32-51
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