Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/194244 
Year of Publication: 
2016
Citation: 
[Journal:] Estudios de Economía [ISSN:] 0718-5286 [Volume:] 43 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía [Place:] Santiago de Chile [Year:] 2016 [Pages:] 199-215
Publisher: 
Universidad de Chile, Departamento de Economía, Santiago de Chile
Abstract: 
Using data from nationwide surveys of provincial institutions and private manufacturing small medium enterprises, this study provided the first evidence of the impact of provincial institution quality and firms' participation in and intensity of corrupt activities on firm productivity in Vietnam. We found that the bribe intensity instead of whether firms bribed state officials or not (measured by a dummy variable) has a negative effect on firm productivity when the endogeneity of corruption and unobservable characteristics are controlled for. This finding contrasts to a popular belief about a paradox for East Asian countries where corruption is positively associated with firm growth.
Subjects: 
Corruption
firm productivity
SMEs
Vietnam
JEL: 
C26
L25
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Document Type: 
Article

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