This paper examines the underexplored impact of the procedures in public contracts on
market allocation efficiency that are at risk of corruption. We integrated the GMM-SYS …

This study investigated the effect of local corruption on the cost behaviour of publicly traded
firms in China over the period from 2007 to 2017. Our findings show that firms situated in …

This study, utilising data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, probes the diverse effects
of bribery on the growth of firms in India. The central question we ask is: what motivates …

This study explores the moderating role of the business environment in the relationship
between top manager gender and firm performance, using firm‐level data from 29 African …

The article examines inclusive growth practices used in metallurgical companies and
assesses their impact on financial results and value. An analysis of data from 102 of the …

Anti-corruption investigations aim at promoting allocative efficiency and growth, but, if too
disruptive, they can generate adverse economic consequences. We examine the costs of …

This research investigates the impact of corruption on local own-source revenue at the
provincial level in Indonesia during the fiscal decentralization era, highlighting its …

There is a critical need to motivate multinational enterprises (MNEs) to implement the UN
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) concerning organized crime and governmental and …

We examine whether campaign-based anti-corruption approaches effectively curb
corruption in the long term. Our empirical setting exploits a unique anti-corruption campaign …

The academic debate on corruption has always been concerned with issues of broadly
defined societal development. 1 In the post-war decades and approximately until the 1970s …