Corruption and firm behavior: Evidence from African ports

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Sequeira, Sandra; Djankov, Simeon
• 署名单位: University of London; London School Economics & Political Science; The World Bank
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2014.08.010
• 发表日期: 2014
• 页码: 277-294
• 关键词: corruption; Firm behavior; transport; Ports; Trade costs

摘要

This paper investigates how corruption affects firm behavior. Using an original and unusually rich dataset on bribe payments at ports matched to firm-level data, we observe how firms adapt to different types of corruption by adjusting their transport strategies. Our results suggest that firms respond to the price effects of corruption, organizing production in a way that increases or decreases demand for the public service. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.